IN the aftermath of Typhoon Egay, which wreaked havoc in different parts of Luzon, including Cagayan province, Sen. Christopher Lawrence Bong Go reaffirmed his commitment to bolster disaster resilience measures that will respond to the needs of affected communities.
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The planned EDCA sites in Cagayan in the northern Philippines are near Taiwan, which is the center of heated tension between the US and China. China claims that the self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory but the United States committed to protect Taiwan in case of an invasion.
Despite some local oppositions against the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently announced his approval to allow the United States to build additional military facilities in four extra locations inside Philippine territory.