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| Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay |
MANILA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said on Thursday that the United States has failed the Philippines, forcing President Rodrigo Duterte to break away from Washington.
Yasay made the comments in a statement posted on his Facebook page, saying, "This has compelled him (President Duterte) to realign our foreign policy towards an independent track in pursuing the overriding national interest."
The Philippine foreign secretary stressed the need to put an end to the Philippines' "subservience to the United States' interests."
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