▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁railway ▁system ▁between ▁the ▁T ut ub an ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁Man ila ▁to ▁Mal ol os , ▁Bul ac an ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁which ▁is ▁target ed ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁railway ▁system . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Department ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁the ▁agreement ▁was ▁the ▁J IC A ' s ▁" larg est ▁assistance ▁ever ▁extended ▁to ▁any ▁country ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁project ." ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Japan ▁Sign ed ▁a ▁p act ▁to ▁supply ▁defense ▁equipment ▁to ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁The ▁agreement ▁provides ▁a ▁framework ▁for ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁defense ▁equipment ▁and ▁technology ▁and ▁will ▁allow ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁joint ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁projects . ▁In ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Japanese ▁training ▁sub marine ▁JS ▁O y ash io , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁destroy ers ▁JS ▁Ari ake ▁and ▁JS ▁Set og iri ▁dock ed ▁at ▁the ▁A lava ▁Pier ▁in ▁Sub ic ▁Bay ▁for ▁a ▁three - day ▁good will ▁visit . ▁In ▁early ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁plans ▁to ▁spe ar head ▁a ▁Japan - Ph ili pp ine ▁Mut ual ▁Def ense ▁Tre aty ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁defense ▁plans ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁if ▁Mar ▁Ro x as ▁wins ▁the ▁presiden cy . ▁However , ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 0 ▁president ial ▁elections ▁resulted ▁to ▁the ▁president ial ▁victory ▁of ▁Rod r igo ▁D uter