The absolute pardon granted by President Rodrigo Duterte to US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is one of the signs of the improving Philippines-United States relations, an international studies professor sees.
The absolute pardon granted by President Rodrigo Duterte to US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton is one of the signs of the improving Philippines-United States relations, an international studies professor observes.
When Duterte assumed presidency in 2016, he pursued an"independent" foreign policy which is seen as a way for the Philippines to lessen its relations with US and to forge stronger ties with China and Russia. The VFA termination has been suspended in July"in light of the political and other developments in the region."
MDT is an agreement signed by the Philippines and US in 1951 to strengthen the assistance between the two countries when either of them will be attacked by a foreign force.
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