By DEE AYROSO
Makapili? Magdalo? No, worse.
Tags: VFA
Pigs
By DEE AYROSO
The Untouchables
By DEE AYROSO
Groups slam US defense chief’s visit, call for the junking of VFA, EDCA
Progressive groups said the Filipino people will not benefit from the increased US military presence in the country, urging the public to never forget the horrors that the American troops have committed under the lopsided military deals.
VFA back in ‘full force again’ as Duterte recalls termination
The Visiting Forces Agreement is in “full force again” as President Rodrigo Duterte recalled his earlier order to terminate the lopsided military pact between the Philippine and US government.
IN PHOTOS: LGBTQIA+ group denounces pardon of convicted US soldier
LGBTQIA+ group Bahaghari assailed President Duterte for being “subservient to US imperialism.”
Did US soldier really serve jail time in US facility? No one knows, say progressives
“We assert that the Visiting Forces Agreement, which has enabled and exacerbated injustice for Jennifer Laude to the greatest extent and which continue to serve as Duterte’s offerings in his ploy for continued US subservience, must be finally abolished to bring justice for our slain sister.”
Trouple
By DEE AYROSO
Breaking up
By DEE AYROSO
Getting out of a toxic, one-sided relationship
The VFA and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) have not modernized the armed forces. Military training between the troops ensured allegiance to US interests and adoption of counterinsurgency strategies, which have been brutal to the core.
VFA termination, ‘just and necessary’ – progressive group
“During this 180-day transition period, the Filipino people must remain vigilant against any reversal by the Philippine Government or any intervention by the US government.”