Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) The Department of National Defense (DND) will sign a defense cooperation agreement with Germany next month as the national government forges partnerships with more “like-minded” nations to stop China’s aggression in...
(File photo) Two weeks after winding up talks for a visiting forces agreement with New Zealand, the Philippines is again a step closer to signing a similar treaty with Canada, the Department of National Defense (DND) announced Friday, March 7. Negotiating panels from both countries concluded the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, February 12 welcomed the key defense agreement now being formed between the Philippines and Canada. Gatchalian made the remark after the Canadian Embassy in Manila confirmed that both governments are now in the final stages of negotiations for the...
The Philippines and New Zealand are “working very hard” to conclude the negotiations for a possible Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), which will enhance the defense cooperation between the two armed forces, New Zealand Ambassador Catherine McIntosh said. New Zealand Ambassador...
Members of the Philippine Army and United States Army enhance interoperability during the Balikatan exercise. (Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is optimistic that President Donald Trump's decision to suspend the United States’ foreign development...
South Korea’s embassy in Manila on Saturday, Sept. 21, clarified that it was the experts that floated the idea of a possible Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between Seoul and Manila. In a statement, the embassy said that Seoul’s envoy in the country, Lee Sang-hwa, could not still speak...
The Philippines and Canada are fast-tracking negotiations for a defense pact similar to the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) because “circumstances” necessitate a need for an agreement that is expected to be concluded within the year, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman said....
The Philippines and France will start in May the discussions on the possible exchange of troops between the two sides, French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel said. Fontanel said the Philippines and France will take the opportunity to talk about a possible Visiting Forces Agreement...
Canada is seeking deeper defense ties with the Philippines by having a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) to enhance the capacity of both countries’ militaries to respond to various situations, including security threats at sea and during calamities. A senior official of the Canadian embassy in...
(L-R) Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Bruce Hartman and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo by DND) The Philippines and Canada further boosted their defense partnership following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that sought to...
National Security Council Asst. Director General Jonathan Malaya (Screenshot courtesy of PTV livestream) The Philippines and Japan are expected to hold a military exercise similar to "Balikatan", a prominent drill between the Philippines' and United States' militaries, once the proposed Reciprocal...
Progressive groups condemned the Philippine government in its negotiations with Japan to establish the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the two countries which gives the Japanese troops permission to join war games in the Philippines together with the US and Australia. Photo credit to...
