Zf197. Image from the Reuters news article that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Manila on Thursday, 29th July 2021.Robinson Ninal/Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division/Handout via Reuters. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana ®.