MALACAÑANG on Friday cautioned the incoming government against scrapping the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) as a prerequisite for the resumption of peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF), saying the country’s security is at stake.

Palace Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. however admitted that the government can abrogate the two agreements.

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