Philippine court OKs US military deal
A PHILIPPINE court decisioin allows an increased US military presence in its former colony as tensions rise in the South China Sea.
THE Philippine Supreme Court has declared a security deal with the United States constitutional, allowing an increased US military presence in its former colony as tensions rise in the South China Sea.
MANILA has long been a staunch US ally, and the pact is widely seen as important for both as the Philippines confronts an assertive China in the disputed Spratly archipelago and Washington launches a "pivot" back to Asia.