Duterte voices concern over U.S. military presence in the Philippines
2023-06-30 07:56:35 source：CGTN
June 29, 2023
The presence of U.S. military forces and equipment in the Philippines would put the country in danger, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said.
"We are in a bind. If the Americans are here to stay and bring arms... it would be too pretty naive or stupid for Filipinos to think that the Americans would only bring conventional warheads," Duterte said in a recent interview with local media SMNI, aired late Wednesday night.
The former president opposed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), a military pact allowing the United States to deploy its troops, weapons, and equipment in up to nine military bases within the Philippine territory.
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