PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is studying the request of the United States (US) for a longer extension of the termination of the Visiting Forces of the Agreement (VFA), his spokesman said.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the statement after National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien pushed for a suspension of the VFA termination that would last for a year or longer to allow further negotiations for a more acceptable security arrangement.

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