Diplomatic ties between the Philippines and United States (US) could improve on the back of US President-elect Donald Trump’s “apparent lack of concern over human rights” but the territorial dispute over some islands in the South China Sea remains as an uncertain variable, Fitch-owned BMI Research said.

“Manila and Washington DC could see an improvement in diplomatic ties due to the Trump administration’s apparent lack of concern over human rights,” BMI said in a report released over the weekend.

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