The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites have been activated to serve as “staging areas” for the prepositioning of relief goods and rescue equipment for the victims of the recent typhoons and flooding. This was announced by United States Ambassador MaryKay Carlson in a statement...
Vice President Sara Duterte questioned if the Philippine-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites are truly going to be used for the government’s disaster relief operations amid the effects of heavy rainfall and flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. “Unang-una, kailangan...
Key military locations under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and United States are now being utilized to bolster the country’s humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations amid the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Crising and the...
The meeting between President Marcos and United States President Donald Trump will reaffirm the long-standing allies’ defense ties, building on the decades-old Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez said. During a press conference on...
Members of the Philippine Army and United States Army enhance interoperability during the Balikatan exercise. (Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is optimistic that President Donald Trump's decision to suspend the United States’ foreign development...
The Philippine government will continue to engage with the United States regarding the possible impact of the 90-day foreign aid suspension signed by US President Donald Trump on the two countries’ agreements and cooperation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Jan. 27. ...
(From left) Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez and President Donald Trump during a meeting at the Trump International Golf Club in Florida. (Photo courtesy of Amb. Romualdez) Amid fears that the United States’ aid to the Philippines will stop because of...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has expressed reservations on the reported plan to set up a naval facility inside the Phividec...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has once again made the case for the putting up of a EDCA (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) naval...
AFP Chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. speaks at a situational briefing on the effects of Tropical Storm "Kristine" in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Oct. 23, 2024. (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) To bolster the national government’s response to areas heavily impacted by Tropical Storm “Kristine”,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) underscores the critical role of EDCA sites in disaster response, as evidenced by the joint relief operations of the military with counterparts from the United States in typhoon-hit Batanes on Oct. 8, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines...
The United States government has donated emergency relief supplies to Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) site. Through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington's move is part of its efforts to strengthen the Philippines'...
