Kongreso, pinawi ang pangamba sa isinusulong na Reciprocal Access Agreement sa Japan
Kongreso, pinawi ang pangamba sa isinusulong na Reciprocal Access Agreement sa Japan
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00:00 Under the Senate and the House of Representatives, the concern was resolved
00:02 regarding the reciprocal access agreement between the Philippines and Japan
00:08 which according to some, is similar to the Visiting Forces Agreement in the United States.
00:13 Daniel Manalas was at the center of the news.
00:16 If you ask Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, he is confident that the Senate is in favor of the ratification
00:24 of the Reciprocal Access Agreement or RAA with Japan.
00:29 The RAA is a type of agreement similar to the Visiting Forces Agreement.
00:35 In fact, the Senator said, they have enough numbers.
00:38 We can see that the ones who are helping us in our problem in the West Philippine Sea
00:44 are the United States and Japan.
00:47 We in the Senate are ready to discuss the RAA because we will ratify it.
00:55 I have already obtained a majority. We need more than 16 votes.
00:59 I believe we have more than that to ratify the RAA in the Senate.
01:04 House Speaker Martin Romualdez also discussed the violations of the RAA
01:09 like violations that might be abused.
01:13 We can see that now in this day and age of mass media, technology, social media,
01:18 we are very sensitive to these issues.
01:23 We have learned from our past experiences.
01:27 We can see the respect that we are giving here,
01:32 not only to our countrymen but also to our fellow Filipinos,
01:37 especially to our relations with the foreigners who visit us and help us here.
01:43 We have high confidence that our relations with the RAA will be smooth.
01:50 Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel encouraged the Philippines to join a military agreement
01:57 especially if its goal is to become a venue for a war games.
02:03 He said that trade agreements are his priority rather than military agreements.
02:08 Senator Francis Tolentino said that the Philippines is not a slave country.
02:13 He said that the more allies, the better.
02:16 Daniel Meradas Das, Parasat Bayan.