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The Senate has approved the resolution concurring with the ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement between the defense forces of the Philippines and Japan.With 19 votes in favor, none against, and no abstention, the Senate approved on the third and final reading proposed Senate Resolution 1248.The Senate concurrence came less than a month after the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations conducted its hearing on the landmark defense agreement.
The resolution said the agreement aimed to "deepen the security and defense cooperation between the Philippines and Japan, and enhance the interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Self-Defense Forces of Japan by enabling more in-depth practical military cooperation and exercises between both countries.""The Agreement will expand the defense cooperation of the Philippines and Japan in the maritime domain amid shared security challenges...
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