Congress assures ratification of Reciprocal Access Agreement between PH, Japan

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00:00 The Senate leadership is confident that the measure on the Reciprocal Access Agreement, or RAA,

00:06 between the Philippines and Japan will be ratified. The RAA is the equivalent of the

00:10 Visiting Forces Agreement, or VFA, the country has with the U.S. Both Senate President Juan

00:16 Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez assured the RAA will not be abused like some camps

00:23 fear. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Senator Coco Pimentel urged the government to be more

00:28 circumspect are cautious in entering into such agreements.