ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – US military units deployed here have begun pulling out some of their equipment, including transport vehicles. Salem said the US military coordinated the arrival of the transport plane with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Officials from the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) declined to comment on the reported pullout of the equipment. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1However, the US military retained some of its personnel on liaison basis while leaving some service and equipment. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez expressed support for Duterte’s independent foreign policy stance.

Source: Philippine Star October 08, 2016 16:12 UTC