DFA’s Manalo believes treaties with allied nations need update

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said on Wednesday that the country’s treaties with its allies, especially the United States (US), needed to be updated to adapt to the contemporary circumstances.

During the Commission on Appointments committee on foreign affairs’ hearing on Manalo’s designation, Senator Risa Hontiveros inquired if updating the treaties with other nations is necessary.

“Do you think our treaty relations with the United States — and perhaps even our other allies — should be updated to reflect the new reality or realities surrounding the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), so-called gray-zone tactics in our ocean to reflect those new r…

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