P RODUCTO

MOU on Military Cooperation Date Signed: 20 August 1997 Signatories:

RP: SND Sec Renato De Villa

Thai: Defense Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh

SCOPE OF COOPERATION

Promotion of military cooperation in the fields of military education and training, exchange of information, military exercises, sports, and exchange visits.

ACTIVITIES / COMMITMENTS

Exchange of students and instructors, exchange of information on defense security through documents, observation, conferences, and study visits, military exercises, sports activities, such as CBT shooting, golf, skydiving, and exchange of visits.

OVERSEEING ORGANIZATION

Joint committee (to be established) – this joint committee may be assisted by working groups whenever deemed necessary.

REMARKS

Activities in pursuance of this MOU has yet to be developed. Previous to this, Thailand has already been sending students to PMA.

Relevant to this MOU is the AFP’s participation as observers in the US-Thai-Singapore Cobra Gold Exercises.

Visit to CSAFP of ADM DAWEESAK SOMABHA, Commander- in-Chief, Royal Thai Navy on 21 Feb 2003.

Visit to CSAFP of MGEN PIPAT DEKEAW, Deputy Superintendent, NDC Thailand on 04 June 2003.

E. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM AGREEMENT / TREATY / MOU

MOU on Defense Cooperation signed on 22 August 2001 at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

SCOPE OF COOPERATION

Promotion of defense cooperation in accordance with international laws and regulations in the field military.

ACTIVITIES / COMMITMENTS

Military Training and Exercises, exchange of personnel, exchange of information (Security and Defense issues, Training related-matters, technical info on defense products, research and development on defense related products) and exchange of visits.

OVERSEEING ORGANIZATION

Joint Working Committee and sub-working committee.

The committee shall meet alternately between the RP and Brunei and shall be Co- chaired by a senior defense official of the DND and Senior Defense of Brunei. The committees for the management of this cooperation have yet to be established.

REMARKS

Pursuant to the goals of this MOU, the RP-Brunei Seagull Training Exercises was successfully convened last 7-14 April 2003. The exercise involved the Navies of both countries.

III. OTHER COUNTRIES A. SOUTH KOREA

AGREEMENT / TREATY / MOU

Implementing Arrangement for the Mutual Acceptance of Government Quality Assurance Date Signed: 26 Jul 97

Signatories:

RP: DND Usec Feliciano Gacis

S. Korea: Deputy Minister ching Nam Lee.

SCOPE OF COOPERATION

Procedures for the request of government quality assurance and responsibilities of the requesting and the issuing parties

ACTIVITIES / COMMITMENTS

Activities dependent on contracts negotiated between one of the parties’ defense industries

OVERSEEING ORGANIZATION

Under the supervision of the joint committee on logistics and defense industry cooperation.

REMARKS

Applicable to procurement contract that may be negotiated with South Korea. Provides greater confidence for the procurement of quality materiel and equipment.

South Korea continues to participate in the AFP Modernization

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B. FRANCE

AGREEMENT / TREATY / MOU

Arrangement Related to Defense Cooperation Date Signed: 14 SEP 94

Signatories: RP: SND

France: Minister of Defense

SCOPE OF COOPERATION

Develop bilateral relations between defense and armed forces and cooperate in the field of defense equipment.

ACTIVITIES / COMMITMENTS

JDCC meetings as agreed upon exchange of trainees and instructors; military training and exercises; exchange of info on training and maintenance matters; exchange of visits of defense armed forces officials; cooperation in the field of defense equipment.

OVERSEEING ORGANIZATION

Joint Defense Cooperation Committee

REMARKS

The Joint committee has met three times since the signing of the MOU, the last was held on 13 May 99 at CGEA, QC.

Since 1995, RP had already asked for France’s aid in the AFPMP. In response to this, France has offered their AVISO A69 (which RP declined) and conducted a study on PAF airbases (which is considered by PAF).

Visit to CSAFP of VADM HERVE GIRAUD Deputy Director, DAS France on 28 Feb 03 Visit to Deputy J5 of Chief Engr JEAN Pierre Buleon, French Regional Armament Attache on 11 Feb 2003

The 4th JDCC Meeting in Paris, France on 23-24 Apr 03 pushed through.

C. AUSTRALIA

AGREEMENT / TREATY / MOU

MOU on Cooperative Defense Activities Date Signed: 2 Aug 95

Signatories:

RP: DFA domingo Siazon

Australia: amb Robert Francis Ray MOU on Combatting Terrorism Date Signed: 04 March 2003

Signed by: Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas F. Ople and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downing

SCOPE OF COOPERATION

Cooperative activities between defense organizations

MOU enumerates possible areas of cooperation which include: information and intelligence; money laundering and financing of international terrorism, smuggling and border control issues; illegal trafficking in weapons, ammunition, explosives and defense cooperation relating to international terrorist activities.

ACTIVITIES / COMMITMENTS

Mutual access to each other’s defense facilities; joint training and military exercise; exchange of students and instructors; exchange of information on defense matters; cooperation in defense science and technology matters; identification of common or similar requirements for defense goods and services.

Forms of cooperation stipulated under the agreement include intelligence exchange, joint training exercises and activities, capacity- building initiatives and regional and multi-lateral consultations on issues relating to international terrorism and transnational organized crime.

OVERSEEING ORGANIZATION

Joint Defense Cooperative Committee

REMARKS

Australia actively provides support to training needs of the AFP.

Visit to CSAFP of Assistant Sec BEN COLEMAN, Australian Department of Defense and Party last Apr 2003

To update and improve the existing RP-Australia Defense Programs, they engaged in Strategic Policy Talks last 06-07 May 2003

MOU was signed in lieu of recent terrorist attacks that victimized Australians in Bali as well as Filipinos in various areas in the Philippines.

Close cooperation between the two governments are underway

Visit to RP of Hon Nick Warner, Australian Ambassador to Counter-Terrorism last 19 June 2003.

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D. UNITED KINGDOM