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.
Despite some local opposition, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr recently announced his approval of the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement to allow the United States to build military facilities in four new locations in the Philippines.
EDCA allows the rotation of US troops in mutually agreed locations in the Philippines where American forces could temporarily use the facilities of the AFP. The US military could also store defense equipment and supplies at these facilities.