Press Release
September 6, 2016

On PH-US ties in the wake of President Duterte's recent statements

Any statement spoken by a country's leader is always construed as a policy statement. Having said that, I don't see any drastic change in the long-standing friendly relations between the Philippines and the United States. We are one of the United States' strongest allies in the Asia-Pacific region, and it will stay that way.

Presidents come after elections and go after their terms end, while alliances between countries remain strong, especially between the United States and the Philippines. I hope our president will soon realize that diplomacy is always part and parcel of a country's foreign policy and being the country's leader, he shapes that policy.

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