From Rappler (Jul 1): Give Australia, ASEAN access to PH bases
![INCLUDE OTHER STATES: Former defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr supports a government plan to give US, Japan more access to Philippine military bases. File photo]( "INCLUDE OTHER STATES: Former defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr supports a government plan to give US, Japan more access to Philippine military bases. File photo")
INCLUDE OTHER STATES: Former defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr supports a government plan to give US,Japan
Former defense secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr supports a government plan to give theUnited States Australia
"I favor optimizing access to Philippine bases not only forJapan and the US , but also for other friendly States, such as the ASEAN states and Australia
"This will facilitate confidence building and interoperability between our forces and those of others," Teodoro added.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the government is drafting plans to allow US forces to spend extended time on thePhilippines Japan
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Teodoro argued defense exchanges have various benefits, including assisting the Philippine government in improving its disaster preparedness.
"This is useful not merely for traditional defense concerns but also for non-traditional ones such as Humaniatarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR), Peace Keeping Operations (PKO), and responding to pandemics, to name a few," Teodoro said in an e-mail to Rappler.
Teodoro ran for president in 2010 but lost to his cousin, President Benigno Aquino III. He continues to speak on security and defense-related matters.
Concerned camps
Various camps are critical of the government's plan to open access to its bases, notably the one in Subic,Olongapo City US
"The Philippine government is grossly mistaken if it thinks that theUS US is merely out to take advantage of the dispute so that it can position itself strategically in Asia ," Bayan said in a statement on Sunday, June 30.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer also ran a July 1 editorialcritical of the plan. It reads: "A decision to host allied military forces inside Philippine bases, however, should not be taken lightly; meetings and supply arrangements and joint exercises can all be justified as the Armed Forces of thePhilippines
INCLUDE OTHER STATES: Former defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr supports a government plan to give US,
Former defense secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr supports a government plan to give the
"I favor optimizing access to Philippine bases not only for
"This will facilitate confidence building and interoperability between our forces and those of others," Teodoro added.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the government is drafting plans to allow US forces to spend extended time on the
READ: PH wants to give US, Japan access to bases
Teodoro argued defense exchanges have various benefits, including assisting the Philippine government in improving its disaster preparedness.
"This is useful not merely for traditional defense concerns but also for non-traditional ones such as Humaniatarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR), Peace Keeping Operations (PKO), and responding to pandemics, to name a few," Teodoro said in an e-mail to Rappler.
Teodoro ran for president in 2010 but lost to his cousin, President Benigno Aquino III. He continues to speak on security and defense-related matters.
Concerned camps
Various camps are critical of the government's plan to open access to its bases, notably the one in Subic,
"The Philippine government is grossly mistaken if it thinks that the
The Philippine Daily Inquirer also ran a July 1 editorialcritical of the plan. It reads: "A decision to host allied military forces inside Philippine bases, however, should not be taken lightly; meetings and supply arrangements and joint exercises can all be justified as the Armed Forces of the
Allowing foreign troops from allies with a stake in the ongoing South China Sea disputes to operate in and—the crucial difference—from Philippine military bases is much harder to rationalize."
Teodoro said what's important is for government to craft policy guidelines that will guarantee the protection of Philippine interests.
"I used the term optimizing in order to underscore the importance of having carefully crafted policy guidelines on the matter, which shall take into account our national and international interests, responsibilities, and obligations," he explained.
AggressiveChina
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On Saturday, June 29, China's state-run media warned that the Philippines should brace itself for a possible "counterstrike should Beijing continue to be provoked in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).
ThePhilippines has accused China of "massive" military buildup in the disputed West Philippine Sea . In a statement released on the first day of the annual Asia-Pacific talks in Brunei , the Philippines
Japan earlier pledged to help the Philippines defend its "remote islands," as both governments expressed concern over China
READ: Japan vows to help PH amid China Sea row
"We agreed that we will further cooperate in terms of the defense of remote islands... the defense of territorial seas as well as protection of maritime interests," Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told a joint news conference.
The Philippine military also recently held war games with theUnited States
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Teodoro said what's important is for government to craft policy guidelines that will guarantee the protection of Philippine interests.
"I used the term optimizing in order to underscore the importance of having carefully crafted policy guidelines on the matter, which shall take into account our national and international interests, responsibilities, and obligations," he explained.
Aggressive
On Saturday, June 29, China's state-run media warned that the Philippines should brace itself for a possible "counterstrike should Beijing continue to be provoked in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).
The
READ: Japan vows to help PH amid China Sea row
"We agreed that we will further cooperate in terms of the defense of remote islands... the defense of territorial seas as well as protection of maritime interests," Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told a joint news conference.
The Philippine military also recently held war games with the
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