Japan PM Kishida boards Japan-made Philippine coast guard vessel

Japan and the Philippines said they will start negotiations for a defence pact that would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other's territory. On a visit to the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida boards a Japan-made ship with Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gavan.
Japan is committed in helping to improve the Philippines maritime law enforcement capability including the provision of patrol vessels and defence equipment and technology cooperation. Japan will provide the Philippines with a coastal radar surveillance system as part of a 600 million yen ($4 million) security assistance package, the leaders said.