The second in command of the US Army Pacific is in the country visiting five Philippine military bases where US forces have been allowed to operate under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez favors the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US).
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook)
“I support that decision (EDCA expansion)," Rodriguez,
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is preparing for this year’s joint military exercises with the United States called Balikatan amid a refreshed security alliance between the two countries that would give US forces greater access to local military bases.