ISABELA – Gov. Rodito Albano III of this province has a positive view on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) expansion. “The EDCA expansion will be a driver of progress and development, hopefully, in Isabela and the entire region and we should make the most out of it,” said...
China has claimed it was falsely accused by the Philippines and the United States of conducting illegal activities in the South China Sea when these two countries called out Beijing for its reclamation and militarization activities there. Wang Wenbin, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, saw...
The word war between Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba and Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr., officer in charge of the Department of National Defense (DND), is heating up as the two officials clashed over the establishment of four additional sites for the expansion of the Enhanced Defense...
(Unsplash) The expanded Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) should not be used by the latter as a reason to turn the Philippines into a staging area for offense against China, Senator Robinhood Padilla said on Wednesday, April 12....
CAGAYAN – Gov. Manuel Mamba has urged the Cagayanos to have their voice and united stand against having an Enhanced Defense Cooperative Agreement (EDCA) site in the province. The governor had already announced publicly that he is opposing any sites in Cagayan. That was the governor’s reaction...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has eased China's worries about the additional Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites, saying the Philippines' bases would not be used for offensive action. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy)* Marcos said this after China...
The Department of National Defense (DND) has rejected arguments that the Philippine government’s decision to allow more locations for the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) is in violation of the country’s sovereignty. In a statement, the DND stressed that the EDCA Agreed Locations...
China believes the Philippines' concern over protecting the sea lanes of commerce in the West Philippine Sea as it moves to establish an enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) site with the United States is "uncalled for." Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning (Photo from Ministry of Foreign...
When Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo meets with State Secretary Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III next week, they are expected to reaffirm the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines. Philippine and American flags (Photo from US...
Shortly after Malacañang named four additional sites that the United States would have access to under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, April 4, warned about “more tensions” in the South China Sea due to the United States’ “zero-sum...
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez on Tuesday told China never to question the military alliance between Manila and Washington as the two governments have had such cooperation under the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). Instead, Romualdez said Beijing must question...
China wants countries in Asia to “uphold strategic independence” and resist “external interference” amid challenges that may threaten peace and stability in the region, Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian said on Tuesday, April 4. In a Facebook post, the envoy mentioned the “changes...
