RAA allows bilateral exercises, purchase of equipment The Philippines and Japan signed a key defense pact on Monday that will allow the deployment of troops on each other's territory, as they boost ties in the face of China's growing assertiveness. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) was finalized in Manila during talks between Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Philippine Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro and Foreign Affairs...