SBS News in Filipino, Thursday 2 February

Here are today's top stories on SBS Filipino.

In a press briefing, DFA Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Neal Imperial, says the President’s visit to Tokyo seeks to “maximize the full potential of the Philippines-Japan strategic partnership in all its aspects and facilitate closer defence, security, political, economic and people-to-people ties.” Credit: Presidential Communications Office, Malacanang

Key Points

• Police are maintaining a safety zone between protesters and mourners attending the funeral service for Cardinal George Pell at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney.
• Members of Australia's armed forces are training Ukrainian citizen army recruits in the south of England.
• Philippines and Japan to sign 7 bilateral agreements during President Marcos' visit next week.