02 September 2013 - Framework Agreement. Philippine negotiators led by Defense Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo Batino (2nd from right) answer questions from the media during a press conference at the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. on Friday, August 30, following the second round of negotiations on the framework agreement on increased United States military presence in the Philippines. Also present during the press conference were Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr., (2nd from left) Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III (left) and Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Carlos Sorreta (right). (Philippine Embassy Photos by Delfin Lorenzana)