All the military facilities that were already built and will be constructed by the Philippines and United States under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) will be jointly operated by Filipino and American troops.
All the military facilities that were already built and will be constructed by the Philippines and United States under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement will be jointly operated by Filipino and American troops.
“The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement is a collaborative agreement between the United States and the Philippines that enables both countries to increase joint training opportunities, humanitarian assistance and disaster response capability, and rotational activities to strengthen interoperability between our armed forces,” Aguilar said.
The US government had initially allocated $82 million for the construction of the first five EDCA sites while the budget for the four additional locations have yet to be revealed as discussions were still ongoing.
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