00:00The Reciprocal Access Agreement between the Philippines and Japan is being worked on.
00:06It has been endorsed in the Senate Plenary.
00:08Yesterday, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. laid down his assistance to the country.
00:15Daniel Malalastas is in the center of the news.
00:20The Reciprocal Access Agreement between the Philippines and Japan was discussed in the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
00:27It aims to strengthen the defense cooperation between the two countries.
00:30In meeting with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. in the committee,
00:34he insisted that the agreement be considered as a part of the strategic partnership in Japan.
00:52There are a few things about the RAA that Secretary Teodoro clarified.
00:56There are also a few benefits of this agreement.
01:14Some senators are already asking for support from the RAA.
01:17For now, in principle, the RAA will be endorsed in the Senate Plenary.
01:27I would have wanted in hindsight to have items such as support for fisheries technology.
01:38Given the shared interest of the Philippines and Japan to global and regional peace and stability,
01:43it is submitted to this committee that the benefits of the RAA for the Filipino people
01:48are the opening of new opportunities to bolster national security from both traditional and nontraditional aspects.
01:54Daniel Mananastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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