Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said he would not speculate on the conditions when the Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States might be invoked, stressing that would be a 'political decision ...principally by the Philippine government.'
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said he would not speculate on the conditions when the Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States might be invoked, stressing that would be a "political decision ...principally by the Philippine government."“It would be counterproductive to delve into hypotheticals. As Defense Secretary, I would like to steer away from the discussion on occasions that the MDT may be invoked when our jobs...
“I would stay away from theoretical and hypothetical talks on the MDT because these are counterproductive,” he added when asked what specific scenarios, like the death of a Filipino military personnel, would trigger the invocation of the MDT inked between Manila and Washington in 1951.Responding to the same query, Austin said the MDT is not subject to hypothetical scenarios. He also said that the damage to Philippines vessels and injuries to Filipino crew members is "irresponsible behavior.
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