December 27, 2020 PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, December 26, 2020, said the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States will push through if the latter fails to deliver at least 20 million doses of a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
In a meeting with infectious diseases specialists in Malacañang on Saturday evening, Duterte expressed doubt that the US will be able to deliver the vaccines. Yung Visiting Forces Agreement matatapos na. Ngayon pag hindi ako pumayag, aalis talaga sila. Pag di sila naka-deliver maski minimum ng 20 million vaccines, better get out. No vaccine, no stay here, he said.