00:00The Department of National Defense took care of the closure of China in the B-4 Airplane in Bajo de Bacilong.
00:06At the same time, the Ministry of Justice also gave the importance of installing many radar facilities in various parts of the country.
00:13Chino Gaston was on the scene.
00:15The Department of National Defense...
00:19One of the first places that the Japanese Defense Minister, Nakatani Gen, visited was the BASA Air Base and Wallace Air Base radar facility in San Fernando, La Union.
00:29Here, two radar systems were found that the Philippines bought in Japan in 2024 for P5 billion.
00:36Two more radar systems will arrive.
00:39According to Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro,
00:41an important part of the maritime domain capability of the Philippines are radar systems like this.
00:48And it is said that more radar will be installed in various parts of the country.
00:53Given the fact that we are an archipelagic country, it is important because the domain extends far beyond our land borders.
01:01And we have to know if there is any activity within our EEZ.
01:06It is extremely important, not only with the capabilities that radars provided by Japan and some purchased by our government,
01:17but also our other domain awareness capabilities.
01:22Tomorrow, Minister Nakatani and Secretary Teodoro will help to discuss other aspects of the defense relations between the Philippines and Japan.
01:32This is while the Japanese government is still in the process of ratifying the Reciprocal Access Agreement,
01:39the agreement to train and assist the Philippine troops in Japan,
01:44like the Philippine and American Visiting Forces Agreement.
01:48As for China's interference in the B-4 airplane in Bajo de Masinloc,
01:54it was put forward by Secretary Teodoro.
01:56It once again demonstrates that China is not a party that respects any form of international law or any form of dependability.
02:08They have not been a credible citizen of the world.
02:11China is showing that it is contentious.
02:13According to Teodoro, he is pushing the Philippines to expedite the establishment of other defense agreements in other countries,
02:20such as Canada, New Zealand, and France,
02:24to prevent China from violating international law.
02:31For GMA Integrated News, Chino Gaston, for 24 Hours.
02:38For GMA Integrated News, Chino Gaston, for 24 Hours.
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