国际英语资讯:Philippines Duterte orders termination of military agreement with U.S.
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 7-- <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Rodrigo">Rodrigo</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Teodoro">Teodoro</span> <span word="Locsin">Locsin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="notify">notify</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terminate">terminate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Visiting">Visiting</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="VFA">VFA</span>) <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Spokesperson">Spokesperson</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span> <span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="instructing">instructing</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> (<span word="Salvador">Salvador</span>) <span word="Medialdea">Medialdea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Locsin">Locsin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="termination">termination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="Panelo">Panelo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> "<span word="soon">soon</span>." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Delfin">Delfin</span> <span word="Lorenzana">Lorenzana</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="terminating">terminating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VFA">VFA</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clarification">clarification</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>."</p><p><span word="Panelo">Panelo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Locsin">Locsin</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="termination">termination</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="termination">termination</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>," <span word="Locsin">Locsin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VFA">VFA</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="terminated">terminated</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Expiration">Expiration</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> 180 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="notifies">notifies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="Duterte">Duterte</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="drills">drills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>.</p>
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