SFA highlights importance of IRP Framework

The "comprehensive and immediate response" of the United States government in the humanitarian and emergency needs of the victims of Typhoon Yolanda highlighted the "areas of cooperation" that are included in the framework agreement for increased rotational presence, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said.

During his speech at the 2013 Professorial Chair for Public Service and Governance at the Ateneo de Manila University, the secretary maintained that the framework agreement will benefit both Manila and Washington, and is also in accordance with the Philippine Constitution.