• Maintain the excellent level of co-operation between Australian and Philippine agencies on counter-terrorism issues, and develop new areas of collaboration to support Philippine capabilities.
• Enhance the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines through the bilateral defence cooperation program focusing on maritime security, counter terrorism, bilateral and multilateral exercises, and education and training.
• Promote the establishment of a memorial to recognise Australia’s contribution to the Liberation of the Philippines and the Australian personnel who gave their lives.

Peace Process
The Secretaries and Ministers welcomed the conclusion of the negotiations of the Annexes to the Framework Agreement that will lead to the signing the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro.

The Secretaries and Ministers agreed to:

• Provide an additional AU$6 million from Australia to support the peace process and boost institutional capacity to implement the Agreement.
• Continue Australia’s support for the Independent Commission on Policing, and explore the development of effective law enforcement in the new Bangsamaro.

Regional co-operation
The Secretaries and Ministers agreed that the Philippines and Australia would support efforts to increase co-operation in ASEAN, the East Asia Summit (EAS), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).