Philippines to sign troops pact with Canada as defence ties deepen
“The agreement would establish a framework for increased military and defence cooperation and collaboration between the two nations and improve interoperability between their forces, the Philippines’ defence ministry said in a statement.”
“In 2023, the Philippines and Canada signed an arrangement for the use of Ottawa’s Dark Vessel Detection system to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by vessels that have switched off their location transmitters to evade detection.”
“Last year, the Philippines ratified a reciprocal access agreement with Japan, the first of its kind that Tokyo has signed in Asia, that would allow their militaries to deploy on each other’s soil.”