在参议院委员会就防务协定中的环境保障措施举行听证会后，拟议中与加拿大和新西兰签署的《访问部队地位协定》(SOVFA) 将于下周提交参议院全体会议审议批准。
参议员埃尔文·图尔福 (Erwin Tulfo) 在听证会结束时确认，在参议员洛伦·勒加达 (Loren Legarda) 的支持下，这些协定将进入全体会议环节以寻求同意。国防部长吉尔伯托·特奥多罗 (Gilberto Teodoro Jr.) 指出，根据加拿大的优先事项，与加拿大签署的 SOVFA 强调了环境保护和土著人民权利。与新西兰的协定已于三月在惠灵顿获得批准，该协定侧重于保障南海和西菲律宾海的补给线，并得到了当地十万名菲律宾社区成员的支持。当环境与自然资源部的一名官员试图在文本中加入“海洋区域”一词时，出现了一个程序性问题。勒加达明确表示，参议院只能同意或拒绝已批准的条约，无权进行修改。随后，该官员撤回了此项提议。特奥多罗向委员会保证，菲律宾关于环境责任的法律将得到严格执行，并将在协定的《实施细则与条例》中予以详细说明。
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US and Philippine defense officials reaffirmed their mutual defense treaty and signed a new security agreement during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
The Philippines and Canada signed two defense agreements on Thursday to strengthen their Status of Visiting Forces Agreement signed last year.
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Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. and Japan’s Minister of Defense Koizumi Shinjiro held talks in Makati City, reaffirming their commitment to enhanced defense cooperation.
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with his Philippine and Norwegian counterparts in Singapore on Saturday to discuss expanding defense and defense industry cooperation.
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Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Sunday that South Korea discussed a Japan-proposed bilateral military logistics support pact at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, while maintaining reservations on the matter.
Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro met in The Hague to mark 75 years of diplomatic ties and stress the need for open trade routes.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson has endorsed a 60-40 joint oil and gas exploration agreement with China in the West Philippine Sea to counter fuel supply shocks from the Middle East conflict. He stressed that any deal must adhere to the 1987 Constitution's 60-40 foreign ownership limit. Lacson also urged government action against abuses in the energy sector.