INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
There is no deal yet on the request made by the United States to house Afghan nationals in the Philippines as studies are ongoing regarding
its impact, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Thursday.Marcos said the Philippine government has to be conscious on the
security issues if the US request will be granted, GMA Network reported.&There are many issues involved… That&s why I was a little
surprised when I saw some of the news reports that there&s a deal between the US… there&s no deal, we&re still looking exactly how to make
it work if we can,& Marcos said.&We will continue to study it
Let&s see if there&s a way we can do it without endangering the security,& he added.The request was briefly raised by US President Joe Biden
with Marco during the latter&s visit to Washington last May, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo.&The secretary of state
directly raised this to me on a few occasions verbally and also in a letter…and in fact, President Biden also briefly raised the issue
with President Marcos during the visit last May,& Manalo told senators during an inquiry on the matter on June 16.The post Philippines
president: No deal yet on housing Afghan refugees first appeared on Ariana News.
