Mengzhen Liu
Months after the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) entered into force on September 11, 2025, Tokyo and Manila signed a new logistical agreement on January 15, 2026. The Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) sets forth a bilateral framework for reciprocal provision of supplies and services between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
According to the newly inked defense pact, the SDF and AFP may provide food, water, billeting, transportation (including airlift), petroleum, oils and lubricants, clothing, communication/storage/repair and maintenance/airport and seaport services, as well as ammunition, among others, to the other party upon request. The supplies can be provided during activities including joint exercises and training, United Nations peacekeeping missions, overseas evacuation of the two countries’ citizens, or communication and coordination of other routine activities.
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