According to the Department of National Defense, projects under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States are intended to strengthen the Philippines’ defense capabilities rather than to engage …
As part of his “independent foreign policy” crusade – in which the Philippines can decide freely without being influenced by foreign interests – presidential candidate Ka Leody de Guzman is …
Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Thursday President Rodrigo Duterte might also repeal the Philippines’ Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the U.S. after the VFA termination. EDCA is an agreement …
President Duterte has threatened to tear up the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) after accusing US forces of stockpiling weaponry in his country. The president claims that the US is …
Despite President Duterte’s apparent distain for Uncle Sam, it’s been announced that a planned upgrade of American military bases in the Philippines will go ahead. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told …
The United States and the Philippines have announced a deal allowing for a US military presence at five bases under a security agreement inked amid rising tensions over the South China …