Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pictured in January. Photo: EPA
Philippines gives formal notice to scrap US troop agreement
- The agreement, signed in 1998, gives legal status to thousands of US troops rotated in the country for humanitarian assistance and military exercises
- It is the first time Duterte has scrapped an agreement with the US, having throughout his more than three years in office denounced Washington
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pictured in January. Photo: EPA