00:00Inaasahan mapaiigting pa ang Depensa ng Bansa.
00:03Ito'y matapos lagdaan na ang Status of Visiting Forces Agreement
00:07sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at ng Canada.
00:10Si Patrick DeJesus sa Sentro ng Balita.
00:14Pinaigting pa ang Defense Cooperation sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Canada
00:19sa unang beses na pagbisita sa Pilipinas
00:22ni Canadian National Defense Minister David McGinty.
00:26Opisyon na nilang nilagdaan ni Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
00:31ang Status of Visiting Forces Agreement ng dalawang bansa.
00:36Ito rin ang unang kasunduan na pinasok ng Canada
00:39sa isang bansang nasa Indo-Pacific region.
00:42Right now our defense relationships and person-to-person relationships
00:47and our exchanges of information are robust.
00:50However, this so far will make that robustness enduring.
00:55It's an incredible dedication in making sure this came to be.
00:59Here we are.
01:01We are looking forward to moving quickly
01:04to be able to build on the relationship we've got
01:07and to make even further progress.
01:08Target ngayon na maratipikahan sa lalong madaling panahon
01:12ang SOFFA ng Pilipinas at Canada.
01:15Oras na maging efektibo,
01:17mas magiging madali ang deployment ng pwersa
01:19sa teritoryo ng dalawang bansa
01:22para sa mga pagsasanay at iba pang aktibidad.
01:26It is ratified by the President actually
01:30and then the ratification is concurred in by the Senate.
01:36So we get the Senate's concurrence
01:37and we will work on this very quickly.
01:40Ang Canada ang ikalimang bansa
01:42na may kaparehong defense agreement sa Pilipinas.
01:45Patuloy naman ang negosasyon
01:47para maisapinal ang SOFFA sa France
01:49habang una na ring nagpahayag ng intensyon
01:52ang United Kingdom.
01:54Patrick De Jesus para sa Pambansang TV
01:57sa Bagong Pilipinas.
