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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