PH signs defense, job deals with Singapore (UPDATE) THE Philippines on Wednesday forged defense, security and employment agreements with Singapore to further boost its intelligence gathering, data privacy capacity building and counterterrorism efforts within and outside its borders, Press Secretary Rose Beatrix "Trixie" Cruz-Angeles said. The agreements were signed in the presence of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Shien Loong. "We have political and security cooperation. We have [a] bilateral mechanism [for] the informal consultation on the Philippines and Singapore action plan. There are the active military cooperation dialogues and intelligence exchanges, assignment of Armed Forces representative to the regional counterterrorism information facility," Cruz-Angeles said in a briefing. "For law enforcement, we also have cooperation and training assistance," she added. One deal signed will enable the government to deploy a team to the regional counterterrorism information facility in Singapore.