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Explaining the ‘Paradigm Shift’
In an interview with the “Sa Totoo Lang” program on Cignal TV’s OnePh channel, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the Philippines aims to sign a VFA-like military-to-military agreement with Japan by the first quarter of 2024.
Transforming an insular army
It was only when former president Benigno Aquino revived a 15-year military modernization program that the military leadership began to focus on external defense capabilities.
Arrogance and conflict
Japan was shamed and brought down to its knees. But it learned from its mistakes. It would never again attempt to annex any other sovereign country in Asia.
Japan’s HADR strategy
Japan has found a creative way to deploy its military forces to the country as tensions rise over China’s aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region — through a closer cooperation on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR).