The group said this could be done by abrogating “existing unequal military treaties like the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).”
In a statement, Pamalakaya lauded the President’s “consistencies in lambasting the US intervention in the country’s political and economic aspects.”
“We welcome Pres. Duterte’s coherent pronouncements against the US. This will be a road towards pursuing a patriotic foreign policy that will develop domestic industries, “ said Pamalakaya chair Fernando Hicap.
Pamalakaya said “we are not completely free from the US when military treaties like VFA and EDCA are still operational” and that there would be “no assurance that American forces will totally leave our country unless VFA and EDCA are revoked.”
He said Duterte has the backing of the Filipino people in his anti- US moves to “break our country from centuries- old colonial control.”
“We urge Pres. Duterte to prepare the VFA and EDCA’s termination papers and sign it immediately. It can all be done even within 24 hours,” Hicap stressed.
