Brushing off claims of violations of Philippine sovereignty, the Department of National Defense reiterates that the country retains its responsibility over agreed locations under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.
Brushing off claims of violations of Philippine sovereignty, the Department of National Defense reiterated that the country retains its responsibility over agreed locations under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement .
On top of the existing five sites, Malacañang on Monday announced the additional four new locations of EDCA sites after Manila and Washington agreed to expand the deal in February.Party-list groups Alliance of Concerned Teachers and Bayan Muna earlier cited some provisions in the agreement that will just allow United States’ unlimited access to troops, bases, and activities in the country.
“The EDCA is a continuing agreement, and this is the fundamental problem. Because it does not have a term limit there is no mandatory requirement for its review within a certain period before it expires, nor does it require renegotiation upon the expiry,” he said.But according to the DND, EDCA sites will be mutually operated by the two countries, stressing that it will not turn into a permanent basing facilities for the US.
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