U.S.A.’s state Department spokesperson John Kirby on Thursday, released statements after President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement of ending Philippine’s military exercises with the US.
State Department spokesperson Kirby stressed “significant security commitments” to the Philippines, however, he added that there “has been no official rendering” of this decision to the US government.
“We’ve seen these comments, we’ve talked about them…when they have been made, but the bottom line is that we have significant security commitments with the Philippines. We’re committed to meeting those commitments and to furthering this relationship,” Kirby said in a media briefing past 2 am (Manila time) September 29.
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