Groups slam US defense chief’s visit, call for the junking of VFA, EDCA
Groups slam US defense chief’s visit, call for the junking of VFA, EDCA
By AIRA MARIE SIGUENZA
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Progressive groups said the Filipino people will not benefit from the increased US military presence in the country, urging the public to never forget the horrors that the American troops have committed under the lopsided military deals.
“We must not be fooled by American double-talk, which claims to side with the Philippines on the issue of the West Philippine Sea. Despite the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement, the US did not stop China from its aggressive acts in the West Philippine Sea. Yet the US keeps promising that their presence here helps our cause,” said Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr. in a statement.
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