The Unfortunate Demise of the VFA between the USA and Philippines.

Rodrigo Duterte recently announced that the Philippines, would unilaterally move to cancel the Visiting Forces Agreement within 180 days, that has existed between itself and the USA since 1990’s. This has come amidst a crisis the US troops are facing with their Visiting Forces Agreements with Japan and South Korea. The move by Philippines will further affect the US troop presence in the Asia Pacific region and its ability to militarily c....