MANILA, Feb. 1 -- The Philippines is looking to strengthen information and intelligence exchange with Vietnam to foil terrorism and transnational crimes.

National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Ano raised this matter in his meeting with Vietnam's Minister of Public Security (MPS) To Lam on the sidelines of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s state visit to Hanoi on Jan. 29, the National Security Council (NSC) said in a news release on Thursday.

"On terrorism and transnational crimes, NSA Ano proposed information and intelligence exchange as one of the areas where cooperation on counter terrorism can be pursued, given that the threat of international and local terrorist groups remains a significant challenge to global security," the NSC ...