On January 15, the Japanese government signed an agreement with the Philippines to construct boathouses and slipways for rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) used by the Philippine Navy under the Official Security Assistance (OSA) program administered by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The capacity-building initiative[1] with Manila has been heralded by Tokyo as the first infrastructure […]
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