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Ex-Philippine official warns of `tragedy’ if US pact ends

by Associated Press
| February 28, 2020 4:05 AM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A former Philippine foreign secretary warned Friday that the president’s decision to end a key U.S. security pact will undermine the ability of American forces to help the country deal with major disasters and deter aggression in the disputed South China Sea.

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