By Aurea Calica
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines, United States and Japan affirmed their alliance and thanked one another for the help extended to each other in times of need.
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Fall of Bataan on Mount Samat yesterday, President Aquino, Japanese Ambassador to Manila Toshinao Urabe and US embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Leslie Bassett all acknowledged the need to continue with the friendship and cooperation among nations while learning from what the veterans and heroes had shown during the war.
The President said no leader would ever want to be on a crossroads and decide on whether to go to a war as he praised the veterans for the sacrifices they had to make for the sake of freedom.
Aquino cited the need to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities and noted the assistance coming from the United States.
The President said Japan had also become a friend and the country’s alliance with the US had become stronger since the war.
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