Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday agreed to closely cooperate in maintaining regional peace and stability amid China's growing maritime assertiveness.During their 20-minute phone talks, Suga pledged to provide 20 billion yen in financial support to the Philippine government for COVID-19 control measures, including assistance for developing a cold-chain distribution network for vaccines, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.Suga expressed his opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South C…READ FULL ARTICLE