Canada's Ambassador to the Philippines David Bruce Hartman (second left) and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (second right) during a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation between the two countries, at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila on Friday (Jan 19, 2024). - AFP
MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation on Friday, a move which Manila's defence minister said could later lead to a troop pact between the two countries.
"I'm glad to hear that there is a strong intention on both sides to deepen and strengthen the relationships by forging new milestones in our defence relations to culminate, perhaps, with the Visiting Forces Agreement," Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said in a statement.
