President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he expects Russia to help the Philippines in its fight against terror as government forces continue their operations to clear Marawi City of Maute terrorists. So I could not enter into any other military alliances, that would be a violation of the treaty,” Duterte said. “I can always go to other nations for help in fighting terrorism,” the President added. The US earlier revealed that it was providing “technical assistance” to government troops fighting Maute terrorists. In a speech in Vietnam in September last year, Duterte said he wanted to stop the Philippine troops’ war games with the US.

Source: Manila Times July 12, 2017 16:52 UTC