Duterte: No more
himself to avoid putting De - na in an awkward position.
Manila would be able to meet its treaty obligations with
Apart from the 1951 Mutual - the Philippines.
- fense Cooperation Agreement signed by the previous Aquino administration in 2014, a
Duterte, in his remarks in Hanoi, was referring to the annual Philippines Amphibious - tested by Manila and Beijing.
- engineering missions.
interoperability between Philippine and US marines in times
Yasay, Esperon clarify
- Adviser Hermogenes Esperon - dent’s remarks.
“No, no, no. He did not say to understand the President’s what he was saying.”
- would no longer be joint mili - - ants to the disputed waters.
were made by the PhilippinesUS Mutual Defense Board, the previous Aquino Admin war games up to 2017. But this the Duterte Administration, he said.
Esperon told reporters in - - the last for the year.
- ment of State spokesman John Kirby said the Philippines had
“To my knowledge, no. sort to the US government,” Kirby said in a regular State
Kirby said the US was op - tionship with the Philippines forward and that Manila would
Palawan as battleground?
Duterte reiterated that the Philippines will no longer par South China Sea.
- afraid,” he said.
He said that at any rate, Manila won the international in July.
Duterte pointed out, however, that the ruling pertained only to the Philippines’ mari Philippine Sea within the the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
This amounted to fishing rights, he pointed out.
the President said.
There are only two options as regards China, Duterte reiterated. “Either we go to war or So we talk," he said.
“Besides,” Duterte said, battleground. “Nalokona
But it’s okay to take the battle
Open to China, Russia
The President also reiterated visit, China and Russia, two with the US.
open the doors for investment, everything will be open, the to [ Russian Premier Dmitry - -
said the Philippines was at the point of no return in relations with the US, as he would like to as the "other side of the ideo