The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday said $66.5 million have been earmarked so far for the approved projects under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States.
The Department of National Defense on Tuesday said $66.5 million have been earmarked so far for the approved projects under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States.
“Currently, $66.5M is earmarked for the implementation of approved EDCA projects at the Agreed Locations. These are projects that are slated for implementation in the next two years,” it said. To expedite the EDCA’s implementation, the DND said it will finish infrastructure enhancement and repair projects, develop new infrastructure projects at existing EDCA locations, and explore new locations to improve the mutual defense posture.
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