Obama in Asia: Military deal tops Philippine agenda

[Pete]

Obama in Asia: Military deal tops Philippine agenda

"US President Barack Obama says that a new US-Philippine military pact will promote stability in the region.

The deal, signed in Manila hours before Mr Obama touched down, allows a bigger US military presence in the country.

Mr Obama said the deal was not intended to contain China, with whom Manila is embroiled in a bitter territorial row. ...."

Nice little roundup of what's going on over there. The short clip shows the fishermen's problems.

The map at the bottom shows the relationship between the islands in dispute and the countries involved.