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The Philippine navy will end joint patrols with U.S. Navy vessels and its military may begin buying weapons from Russia or China rather than the United States, Duterte said. <br\/><br\/>&#8220;This is a longtime ally,&#8221; Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said Thursday. <br\/><br\/>&#8220;The secretary believes that this is one of the most enduring relationships in the Asia-Pacific region and will be for some time to come.<br\/><br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he&#8217;s confident, given our mutual security interests in the region, that any concerns that the Filipinos might have\u00a0\u2014\u00a0that these\u00a0are issues that can be resolved and worked out,&#8221; Cook said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cook said there has been no official communication between the U.S. and the Philippines on the issues Duterte raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our defense ties have been strong for some time and &#8230; there&#8217;s no reason that they can&#8217;t continue to be very strong,&#8221; Cook said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duterte\u2019s comments were the first since he took office in June that questioned the U.S.-Philippines military cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duterte said in <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/articles\/filipino-alliance-at-risk-as-president-says-us-troops-must-go\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/articles\/filipino-alliance-at-risk-as-president-says-us-troops-must-go\">a speech in Manila<\/a>on Monday that the American special operations forces in the southern Mindanao region, about 100 troops, should leave because they are inflaming local Islamic extremist insurgencies. 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