MANILA — The Department of National Defense chief rebuked China on Wednesday for accusing his country of provoking tension and stirring trouble in the South China Sea, saying only Beijing believed what it was saying.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/224650/defense-chief-teodoro-rebukes-china-over-south-china-sea-claims

This, after the announcement of the Department of National Defense and the United States’ Department of Defense of establishing four new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites and another agreement for stronger defense cooperation with Japan.

Source: https://balita.com/imee-wants-her-fathers-self-reliant-defense-program-revived/

This will be signed by the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Ministry of Defense of Japan.

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/01/ph-japan-to-ink-7-agreements-in-pbbms-consequential-trip-to-tokyo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ph-japan-to-ink-7-agreements-in-pbbms-consequential-trip-to-tokyo

Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien (left) and Philippines’ Department of National Defense Senior Undersecretary Irineo Espino.

Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/223690/ph-vietnam-urge-compliance-with-unclos-in-south-china-sea