The prospect of the Philippines having a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan is allowed under the Philippine Constitution, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Sunday, February 12.
The prospect of the Philippines having a Visiting Forces Agreement with Japan is allowed under the Philippine Constitution, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Sunday, February 12.
The two Asian leaders have agreed to resolve to increase the defense capabilities of their own countries and further strengthen overall security cooperation. “I don’t see anything wrong with it. It only institutionalizes that they will always help us, but the law of the Republic of the Philippines will prevail,” he said.
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