President Rodrigo Duterte, who has appeared intent on terminating joint programmes specifically alliance with United Sates, might be misinformed about their value, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday said.
Citing the recent striking comments by Duterte, declaring that the Philippines military gained little from U.S. security ties, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the armed forces were still weak and the country got a lot out of the U.S. relationship.
“That’s why I said the president was misinformed, because I think the information he is getting is incomplete,” Lorenzana told reporters.
“Maybe, the defence ministry and the armed forces were remiss in providing him the correct information. This, we will address in the coming days,” he added.
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