STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 27, 2016 • 3 min read

With Duterte’s latest remarks, possibility of severed Philippine-US alliance looks increasingly possible
By Logan Connor • Oct 27, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he wants US military forces to leave the Philippines, possibly within the next two years. While it is just the latest in a highly publicised series of anti-US tirades, there is a very real possibility that Manila’s historical alliance with Washington could soon come to an end