Philippines suspends move to scrap visiting forces accord with U.S.

The Philippines will suspend its earlier move to abrogate the two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, which allows U.S. and Philippine troops to train together and conduct counterterrorism missions, its foreign secretary said Tuesday."The abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement has been suspended upon the President's instruction," Teodoro Locsin said on Twitter, without elaborating as to the reason for the reversal.However, he also posted an official notice sent by his ministry to the U.S. Embassy saying the decision was taken "in light of political and other de…READ FULL ARTICLE