Daily Memo: The US and Philippines Reportedly Reach Key Deal

The Philippine president reportedly agreed to restore the critical Visiting Forces Agreement.

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Agreement reached. The U.S. and the Philippines may have finally put to rest concerns over one of the biggest threats to their Mutual Defense Treaty. Following a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reportedly agreed to fully restore the two sides’ critical Visiting Forces Agreement, which the president […]

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