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they includded references to modern forms of warfare, including “gray zone tactics which China is accused of
using to assert its claims to sovereignty. The guidelines did not specifically mention Hongkong.

Both sides have agreed to bolster intelligence security by consulting with each other on policies, practices and
procedures related to the protection of defense and military classified information and in pursuit of a General
Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), according to new bilateral defense guidelines released
on Wednesday.

The treaty allies announced the adoption of the USPhilippines Bilateral Defense Guidelines after President
Marcos visited the Pentagon as part of his five-day working visit to the US capital.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, who welcomed the Philippine leader, assured Marcos of Washington’s
readiness to come to Manila’s defense should any of its assets in the South China Sea come under attack, as
mandated under the Mutual Defense Treaty.

The Philippines and the United States took a step closer toward a broader intelligence-sharing pact to deepen
their defense alliance in the face of China’s aggression in the South China Sea.

The guidelines were a first since the treaty was signed in 1951 and follow scores of Philippine diplomatic
protests in the past year over China’s “aggressive” actions and threats against the Philippine Coast Guard
(PCG).
The guidelines said the bilateral treaty commitments would be invoked if either was attacked in the South China
Sea and also if coast guard vessels were targeted.

“We’re more than allies. We’re family,” Austin told the President at the start of their meeting.

“So make no mistake, Mr. President. We will always have your back in the South China Sea or elsewhere in the
region,” he said.

In April, the two allies agreed during a high-level meeting of top diplomats and defense officials to conclude the
GSOMIA by the end of 2023.
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Go easy on the profiling.

This was the message of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) as it cautioned both the police and the
military on Thursday against profiling activities targeting activists.

The commission on hman rights in Wednesday urged government branches to “replicate

the Department of Education’s (DepEd) commitment to stand against human-rights violations such as
redtagging, trolling and extrajudicial killings.

The DepEd launched an independent investigation into cases of alleged state surveillance and profiling of
members of progressive groups Gabriela and Makabayan in tondo, Manilaa

In a statement, the CHR said it had deployed its Metro Manila investigators to look into complaints filed by
Gabriela national deputy secretary general Rene Rose Bihag, as well as Makabayan bloc coordinator Enrique
Lozada Jr.

The 2 claimed that men, who identified themselves as members of the AFP Joint Task Force-National Capital
Region, had been taking photographs of Lozada’s house.

On April 2 3 more residents in the same area also complained of military harassment, though the CHR did not
name the three. Both Bihag and Lozada live in Barangay 105 in Tondo, once a major hot spot of drug war
killings during the Duterte administration.

“It is the right of any individual to be part of any organization they wish. If there was any terrorist in the
community, it’s not us but these soldiers who are fearmongering among ordinary residents,” Bihag said.

In a separate statement, Bihag said they first noticed being surveilled after their members attended the
International Women’s Day Action in Mendiola on March 8.

The next day, she said, uniformed personnel who claimed to be part of the 11th Infantry Battalion started going
around the compounds of Happyland and Aroma in Vitas, Tondo.

She said residents told her that the soldiers started interrogating the building coordinators, asking if they were
members of Gabriela or Kadamay, another urban poor group.

Bihag also said a photo of her and other Gabriela leaders was allegedly being shown by soldiers to the residents.
Bihag is a longtime resident of Vitas.