MANILA: The US would be allowed to station forces at military bases in the Philippines if it went to war with North Korea, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said yesterday citing a treaty between the allies.
“Our mutual defence treaty calls for joint action if either the Philippines or the United States is attacked,” del Rosario said in comments at a time of heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula.
“It would then be logical to assume that in the event of an attack on the Philippines or on our treaty ally, the US would be allowed to use our bases,” he added.
AFP
