
Testing US resolve in West Philippine Sea: Lacson proposes Pag-asa Island as EDCA site
Former Senator Panfilo Lacson wants Pag-asa Island, Palawan as among the EDCA sites for the United States forces.
Former Senator Panfilo Lacson wants Pag-asa Island, Palawan as among the EDCA sites for the United States forces.
Members of the Makabayan bloc have jointly filed a resolution expressing their opposition to the stockpiling of weapons and war materiel in the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites in the country.
‘As of now, 21 mayors have expressed their support and we expect this number to increase, with one municipality even intimating the possibility of donating a tract of land for the use of AFP,’ DND chief Carlito Galvez Jr. said.
Tuta ng kano?! Galvez, gusto pagkakitaan ang EDCA? – Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba.
Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile takes aim at the Cagayan politikos opposing the presence of the United States military in their home province.
Chinese envoy, nadala sa galit sa EDCA – Former Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Ronald Llamas.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has defended his decision to expand the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), saying that he won’t allow the new sites to be used for “offensive” actions.
The United States Embassy in Manila said a $24-million airstrip extension and rehabilitation project will break ground at the Cesar Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga on March 20.
Pagtatayo ng apat na karagdagang EDCA site sa bansa, mariing tinutulan ni Gabriela Party-list Rep. Cong. Arlene Brosas; Pilipinas, dapat may independence sa usapin ng foreign policy ayon sa congresswoman.
Senator Francis Tolentino sees no problem with the Philippines and the United States adding four new locations to boost the implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), provided the original intent of the existing agreement is followed.