Despite some local oppositions against the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently announced his approval to allow the United States to ...
Last Wednesday the United States committed to allocate, by the end of fiscal year 2023, “more than $100 million in infrastructure investments at the new and existing EDCA sites” – in addition to $82 ...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr., left, meets with Philippine Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. in Manila, Philippines, July 16, 2024. DoD ...
Editor’s note: The next president is in for a rough welcome to the Oval Office given the list of immediate crises and slow-burning policy challenges, both foreign and domestic. What should Washington ...
BASA AIR BASE, Philippines, March 20 (Reuters) - The United States and Philippines will announce new sites as soon as possible for an expanded Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which ...
ISABELA, Philippines — The construction of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) projects in an Isabela military camp may begin before the end of the year or early next year, Defense Secretary ...
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday said it appears that the government is now relying on “foreigners” for its external defense following the approval of four more Enhanced Defense ...
General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the AFP, and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, lauded the progress of projects under EDCA during their visit to Cagayan on ...
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. announced on Friday a plan to improve Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) sites in the country for logistical support. Teodoro ...
On April 3, Malacañang announced that there would be four new locations for the Philippines’ Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) with the United States. These new locations—the Camilo Osias ...
Malacañang on Monday highlighted the usefulness of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in disaster response operations, especially during natural calamities. In a press briefing, ...