A lawmaker raised concerns in the framework agreement currently being drafted by the Philippines and the United States to increase rotational military presence of American troops in the country amid the escalating tensions over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

Rep. Antonio Tinio of ACT Teachers’ Party-list scrutinized the plans of the agency to increase the presence of U.S. troops in the country during the budget hearing of the Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday.

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