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From Defense to Science, from Education to Trade, a wave of new agreements pave the way for Philippine-Czech cooperation. From the first Czech Jesuit missionaries in Manila and the Visayas in 1680s to Czech defenders of Bataan during WW2, the Czech relations with the Philippines bore deep roots. Besides Filipino pilgrims visiting Prague’s Santo Nino to the tourists eager to walk the city’s historical center, scientists and businessmen are nowadays the most frequent Filipino visitors […]
MANILA, Philippines — Japan signed an agreement to supply defense equipment to the Philippines. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the agreement he signed with the Japanese Ambassador to Manila, Kazuhide Ishikawa, provides a framework for the supply of defense equipment and technology and will allow the Asian countries to carry out joint research and development projects. Neither side mentioned China’s increasingly assertive behavior in disputed areas but that has been a major security concern for […]
