Duterte slams building of ‘permanent’ US weapon depot in Philippines, threatens to tear up treaty
‘Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has accused the US of building a “permanent” arms depot in his country, warning President Donald Trump that such moves jeopardizes the security treaty between them.
Duterte alleged that the Trump administration was moving arsenal into three provinces of the Philippines intending to store it there permanently.
During an impassioned televised news conference Sunday, Duterte said, “They’re unloading arms in the Philippines now … I’m serving notice to the armed forces of the United States. Do not do it, I will not allow it,”as reported by Reuters.
Duterte went on to warn Washington that permanent facilities are against the terms of the US-Philippine security agreement and threatened to review the deal “and maybe ultimately abrogate, since it is an executive order”.’
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