The Philippines and Japan on Thursday night signed bilateral agreements on social security and rail project while increasing defense partnership following the Paris attacks that killed 129 people.

The agreements were signed after the bilateral meetings between Philippines President Benigno Aquino III and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel in Pasay City.

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