"Aside from enhancing our posturing of forces to address both external and internal security threats and challenges, we expect the construction of facilities and infrastructure upgrades to further help us ensure the welfare of our people," Defense chief Carlito Galvez Jr. said.
According to the Presidential Communications Office, the new EDCA sites, considered "suitable and mutually beneficial," will be the Naval Base Camilo Osias in Sta Ana, Cagayan; Lal-lo Airport in Lal-lo, Cagayan; Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela; and Balabac Island in Palawan.
of edca sites to nine. lloyd austin. 0ur reporter rupert wingfield hayes is in manila and he gave us this analysis. this behind me here is camp aguinaldo. it s the headquarters of the philippine armed forces, and this is where the us secretary of defence, lloyd austin, came today to announce this agreement. what does it give the us? well, it gives the american military, for the first time nearly in three decades, serious access to a large number of military bases across the philippines. nine bases in all but the most significant are in the north, facing the south china sea and facing taiwan. why is the philippines so significant? well, it s really about geographical location. if you look at the military alliances the us has in east asia, to the north you have korea and japan and in the south you have australia. but here in southeast asia, the philippines really sits in the most significant strategic position next to the south china sea, close to taiwan. and that s why the americans h
to four more military bases, as it tries to counter chinese influence in the region. the agreement was signed off by the us defence secretary lloyd austin after talks in manila. here s mr austin announcing the deal. america s commitments to the defence of the philippines is ironclad. we discussed expanding the enhanced defence cooperation agreement, which allows our forces to operate together more efficiently from key sites across the philippines. and we re pleased to announce today that president marcos has approved four new edca locations. that brings the total number of edca sites to nine. here s our asia correspondent on why this deal is important for the us. this behind me here is camp aguinaldo. it s the headquarters of the philippine armed forces, and this is where the us secretary of defence lloyd austin came today to announce this agreement.
where the us has been granted access to four more military bases, as it tries to counter chinese influence in the region. the agreement was signed off by the us defence secretary lloyd austin after talks in manila. here s mr austin announcing the deal. america s commitments to the defence of the philippines is ironclad. we discussed expanding the enhanced defence cooperation agreement, which allows our forces to operate together more efficiently from key sites across the philippines. and we re pleased to announce today that president marcos has approved four new edca locations. that brings the total number of edca sites to nine. here s our asia correspondent rupert wingfield hayes on why this deal is important for the us. this behind me here is camp aguinaldo. it s the headquarters of the philippine armed forces, and this is where the us secretary of defence lloyd austin came today to announce this agreement.