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[Title] => Philippines eyeing VFA with South Korea — officials
[Summary] => A visiting forces agreement between the Philippines and South Korea could soon be in the works, the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief said on Friday, May 9.
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[Title] => Philippines, New Zealand sign visiting forces agreement
[Summary] => The Philippines and New Zealand on Wednesday, April 30, signed a defense agreement that would enable both countries' armed forces to conduct joint exercises in each other's territories.
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[Title] => Philippines, New Zealand to sign VFA this week
[Summary] => The Philippines and New Zealand are set to sign a status of visiting forces agreement this week, according to the New Zealand government.
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[Title] => What to know: Philippines' VFA talks with New Zealand, Canada, France
[Summary] => Manila is currently in talks to allow military forces from New Zealand, Canada and France to train in the Philippines, with defense officials expecting to finalize at least two of these Visiting Forces Agreements (VFAs) before the year ends.
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[Title] => Pag-standby ng US troops sa West Philippine Sea, ikinokonsidera
[Summary] => Ikinokonsidera ng Pilipinas ang posibleng paglalagay ng mga tropang Amerikano sa “standby mode” sa ibang mga lugar sa West Philippine Sea kasunod ng paglikha ng task force na nakatuon sa Ayungin Shoal, ayon sa ambassador ng Pilipinas sa US.
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[Summary] => Beijing is in a quandary regarding its relations with the Philippines.
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[Title] => VFA pa sa Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea inihirit
[Summary] => Hindi lamang sa Estados Unidos dapat magsagawa ng Visiting Forces Agreement ang Pilipinas kundi maging sa Australia, Canada, New Zealand at South Korea.
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[Title] => Provocation
[Summary] => A Visiting Forces Agreement or VFA with Japan, according to President Marcos, should not provoke tension in the South China Sea.
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[Title] => More ‘multilateral’ defense efforts with Philippine allies urged
[Summary] => The latest case of Chinese provocation in the West Philippine Sea – beaming a military grade laser light on crewmembers of a Philippine coast guard vessel – should highlight the need for more collaborative efforts with allies like the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, Sen. Francis Tolentino said yesterday.
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[Title] => Marcos: Security triad must not provoke South China Sea tension
[Summary] => An appropriate visiting forces agreement with Japan will benefit the Philippines, but the proposed military agreement with Tokyo as well as the planned trilateral security and defense pact with the United States should not provoke tensions in the disputed South China Sea, President Marcos said.
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[Title] => Philippines, New Zealand sign visiting forces agreement
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[Title] => What to know: Philippines' VFA talks with New Zealand, Canada, France
[Summary] => Manila is currently in talks to allow military forces from New Zealand, Canada and France to train in the Philippines, with defense officials expecting to finalize at least two of these Visiting Forces Agreements (VFAs) before the year ends.
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