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President: New EDCA sites scattered around PH

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Wednesday the four new military bases that US troops may use under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)...

China warns EDCA to ‘harm’ PH interest, regional peace

The Chinese Embassy on Sunday said the United States was dragging the Philippines into its issues with China by establishing additional military bases in...

‘EDCA pact quenching thirst with poison’

The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Friday bewailed a statement made by the United States questioning the benefits arising from the Philippines's bilateral relationship...

Galvez: EDCA meant for defense; US-Japan-PH trilateral deal sought

The Philippines’ Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States is aimed at improving the country’s defensive capabilities and is not meant for...

Defense chief says no final location of EDCA sites

By Macon Ramos-Araneta Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said there is no final agreement yet on the exact locations of the...

Why Cha-Cha is imperative

"The Philippines may protest against it, as it had so many times, but will that end the assertiveness of China in the Philippine Sea?" Those...

Philippines now a US warship with additional EDCA bases?

Many experts agree that for China, the South China Sea dispute is negotiable, given that there are multiple claimants including Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia,...

Protest actions

Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan hold protest actions at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City to oppose the visit of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin....

Security risks of EDCA under Marcos Jr. administration (Part 1)

"There are high expectations in Manila that EDCA can also contribute to the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines" By Rommel C. Banlaoi Defense...

Analysts nix setting up US bases in PH

A group of analysts including a former National Defense Security adviser have rejected proposals to set up five new American military facilities in the...

Security risks of EDCA under the Marcos Jr. administration

By Rommel C. Banlaoi, PhD "Beijing…expresses tremendous security anxieties that EDCA sites hosting US military facilities in the Philippines are discreetly targeting China, meant to...

US to expand facilities in PH

Eyes 5 more military areas on top of other projects under EDCA The United States is interested in building five more facilities in the country...

Senate hears PH sea zone bill

Senator Aquilino Pimentel III said Sunday the Senate committee on foreign affairs will conduct an inquiry into a proposed law that seeks to declare...

Carpio: More Chinese aggression in WPS sans VFA

Terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States will render the Philippines’ other military pacts with Washington useless and would invite further Chinese...
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