Mentoring students after 22 years away. The United States and the philippines have reached an agreement on boosting military cooperation with a focus on maritime security. The pact will see a strengthening in u. S. Military pressness in the philippines and will be in effect for ten years. U. S. Ambassador to the philippines philip goldberg, and Philippine Defense secretary Voltaire Gazmin signed the pact at the defense ministry. The ceremony took place during a visit to the Pacific Island nation by u. S. President barack obama. Under the agreement, the u. S. Military will regularly send troops to the philippines. The two sides also agreed to build or improve military facilities and infrastructure for joint use. The two countries say the number of u. S. Troops to be deployed and specific plans to build new facilities will be decided in further consultations. Sources say the u. S. Military could gain access do sites in the subic bay area on luzon island, and facilities on palaun island.