Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday, January 10 criticized the “inexplicable silence” of the Philippine and United States (US) government regarding the shipment of 39 million gallons of fuel from Pearl Harbor to Subic Bay Freeport. Marcos said the Department of National Defense (DND)...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says the province is the perfect location for a new base under Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)....
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo / AFP) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. will visit three Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Cagayan and Pampanga on Wednesday, Sept. 13, as a prelude to the upcoming Mutual Defense Board-Security...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Armed Forces-Northern Luzon Command has conducted a total of 60 air and 30 surface patrols to ensure the nation's territorial security in the first quarter of this year. Lt. Gen. Fernyl Buca, Nolcom chief, said the Nolcom’s Littoral Monitoring Detachment in Bani,...
Three Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Northern Luzon were visited by Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, to personally witness the progress of the construction and upgrades of the said infrastructures. Department...
CAMP Aquino, Tarlac City – Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr., and Northern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Fernyl Buca visited three Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Camp Melchor F. dela Cruz in Gamu,...
Apart from the nine identified locations, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Thursday, July 20, that there were no plans to further increase the number of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in military bases of the Armed Forces of the...
(Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda wants to know the be-all, end-all of the expanded military presence of the United States (US) in the Philippines. "It’s a fair price to ask for clarity,” Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, said in a statement Sunday, July...
The United States has provided the Philippines P65 million worth of grants to ensure energy security and support conservation efforts of two Philippine provinces hosting some of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the grants will support...
The Marcos administration should seek payment from the United States government for their use of the existing sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa suggested on Sunday, June 11. Sen. Ronald...
CEBU CITY – The United States is funding the construction of a new fuel depot at the Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base (M-BEAB) in Lapu-Lapu City as part of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the US. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said the US...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), recently visited under-construction and completed infrastructure projects in two Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Palawan near the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military reported on Thursday,...
