West PH Sea: Manila to receive Japan security aid for 4th straight year

The Filipino military will continue to be a recipient of Japan’s official security assistance framework for the fourth straight year, strengthening their defense partnership amid an increasingly assertive China, Japanese government sources said Sunday. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will convey the decision to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during their meeting in Tokyo on Thursday, the sources said. The two leaders are also expected to agree on the start of negotiations for the General Security of Military Information Agreement, an intelligence-sharing pact. READ: Japan, PH to upgrade partnership to highest tier of strategic ties Manila and Beijing remain locked […]...

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