Defining the News
POWERFUL WEAPON. File photo shows a truck towing a missile launcher which was deployed during the PH-US Balikatan exercises last April. It was the first time that the Mid-Range Capability missile system was deployed by the US in the Philippines.The MRC launcher can fire the Standard Missile 6 and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile .
He urged both nations to “pull out the missile system as publicly pledged, and stop prolonging the wrongful act.” Manalo also stressed that the deepening relations between the US and the Philippines are not intended to pose a threat to any nation, as they are founded on “shared adherence to democratic values and social justice” and the “strong people-to-people relationship.”“And I can say that aside from having shared interests, strategic – shared strategic outlook, I think all those factors will combine to ensure that our relationship continues beyond perhaps seven decades and even more.