The Philippines and Japan on Monday, July 8, signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), a deal that eases access for the militaries of both countries.

In this edition of Rappler Talk, we speak to Joshua Espeña, vice president of the International Development and Security Cooperation think tank and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, to understand what the deal means for the Philippines’ security and defense sector, and why it made sense for both countries to finish the RAA in record time.

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