The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) states that the relationship of the Philippines and United States of America (USA) remains perfect notwithstanding the travel ban imposed on the Philippine government executives involved in imprisoning Senator Leila de Lima, by the USA government. The foreign affairs arm, further, comments that the action against the senator is legal, the move being ratified by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. On December 20, 2019, USA President Donald Trump set his imprimatur on the law pertaining to the 2020 national budget of his country, with a provision on the embargo on the entry of said Filipino officials into the American territory.
