Philippines: Duterte Wants US To ‘Pay To Keep Military Pact Alive

By Jojo Rinoza and Marielle Lucenio

President Rodrigo Duterte warned Washington on Friday that it would “have to pay” to preserve a 22-year-old bilateral military pact, as Manila negotiates with the new U.S. administration on extending the Visiting Forces Agreement, which he has threatened to scrap.

The Philippine...