Duterte Agrees To Cut Back Exercises With U.S.; He Then Hopes For Enhanced Relations With Trump

President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to continue combined and joint military training with the U.S., though with the elimination of some exercises, according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, as cited the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Duterte ordered the end of assault exercises and some bilateral drills. The number of joint exercises will be cut from 13 to six or seven, said a Defense Ministry spokesman. The ministry recommended the moves, according to the secretary on...