Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:45:09 +0000
THE Philippines and the US have agreed to revisit the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) to be based on the current security environment in the region. Philippine and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his US counterpart Mark Esper made the announcement at a joint news conference at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. “I was actually the one […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 08:30:12 +0000
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana asked foreign ships to be cautious when passing through Philippine waters, following the near collision between US and Russian ships. Lorenzana admitted in an interview on…READ
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 23:21:34 +0000
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday renewed his call for a review of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States, saying the accord needed to be cleared of ambiguities that could cause confusion during a crisis. In a statement, Lorenzana said the ambiguities must be cleared to prevent the […]
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 21:24:21 +0000
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said it was “pointless” to review the Philippines’ MDT with the US.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:01:56 +0000
SIX out of 10 Filipinos believe that the US will defend the Philippines in case of an invasion by another country, a survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS) said. The…READ
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