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    A former Philippine ambassador to the US said that President Duterte cannot intimidate US President Biden into paying for retaining the VFA as Duterte demanded. The former ambassador said Biden would not be intimidated like Trump and may walk away from the alliance if the Philippines becomes unreasonable. Losing the VFA would undermine other defense agreements between the US and Philippines. While the US wants to maintain their alliance, Biden may withdraw if demands become unreasonable.

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    A former Philippine ambassador to the US said that President Duterte cannot intimidate US President Biden into paying for retaining the VFA as Duterte demanded. The former ambassador said Biden would not be intimidated like Trump and may walk away from the alliance if the Philippines becomes unreasonable. Losing the VFA would undermine other defense agreements between the US and Philippines. While the US wants to maintain their alliance, Biden may withdraw if demands become unreasonable.

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    Duterte can’t ‘intimidate’

    Biden over VFA payment


    demand, says Cuisia
    By: Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ
    INQUIRER.net / 02:01 PM February 19, 2021

    MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will be at the losing end if the


    visiting forces agreement (VFA) between the United States and the
    Philippines will not be retained owing to the tack being employed by
    President Rodrigo Duterte, a former ambassador to the United States said.

    Speaking over ABS-CBN News Channel, former Philippine Ambassador to


    the US Jose Cuisia Jr. said US President Joe Biden is not likely to get
    “intimidated” to hand over payment for Duterte’s demand in exchange
    for the retention of the VFA.
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    “I don’t think he (Duterte) can intimidate President Joe Biden unlike the
    way he dealt with President [Donald] Trump,” Cuisia said.

    “I’m sure they (US) don’t want to lose the VFA. I’m sure they want to
    maintain the strategic alliance with the Philippines but if we become
    unreasonable, I think President Biden is the type who’s gonna walk
    away,” he added.

    Last week, Duterte demanded the US to “pay” if they want to continue its


    VFA with the Philippines. Palace later on explained that the President
    merely wanted to get a higher share of aid that the US, the country’s
    staunch military and economic ally, had been giving war-torn Pakistan,
    to the to the tune of $16 billion.
    The VFA, which took effect in 1999, provides a mechanism for visiting
    American soldiers and serves as the foundation for military exercises and
    humanitarian work.

    Without the VFA, the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and the Enhanced
    Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) cannot be implemented,
    according to Cusia.

    “They (US) would try diplomatic means to try to resolve the issue but if
    they cannot, then I think we will be at the losing end if they decide to
    walk away,” he said.

    Read more: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/193940/duterte-cant-intimidate-biden-
    over-vfa-payment-demand-says-cuisia#ixzz6n0GzvZRt
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