(UPDATE) DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Gibo Teodoro Jr. has embarked on a series of visits to military bases and identified Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) locations to discuss security matters with local officials, Department of National Defense (DND) spokesman Arsenio Andolong said.
THE national security of the Philippines is the paramount concern in putting up additional military sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), not because of the country s proximity to Taiwan, Defense Secretary Gilberto Gibo Teodoro Jr. said.
(UPDATE) THE national security of the Philippines is the paramount concern in putting up additional military sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), not because of the country s proximity to Taiwan, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said in an interview on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.