MANILA – New military sites designated under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the Philippines allowed forces during the bilateral Balikatan exercise to test their ...

General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the AFP, and Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, lauded the progress of projects under EDCA during their visit to Cagayan on ...

MANILA – New military sites designated under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the Philippines allowed forces during the bilateral Balikatan exercise to test their ...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine military facilities built under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States are being constantly used to support disaster response as ...

BASA AIR BASE, Philippines, March 20 (Reuters) - The United States and Philippines will announce new sites as soon as possible for an expanded Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Tuesday the activation of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) sites as forward operating hubs to support ...

US troops are allowed to rotate through and also store defence equipment and supplies at so-called EDCA sites in the Philippines - Copyright AFP/File Ted ALJIBE US ...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits a Philippine coast guard vessel on the island of Palawan, Philippines, November 22, 2022. Credit: Twitter/Vice President Kamala Harris Subscribe for ads-free ...

SANTA ANA, Philippines — The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists mostly for its beaches, waterfalls, fireflies and a ...

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to open four new military sites in the Philippines for "regional readiness," as part of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA, which went into effect ...

The Pentagon extended its strategic reach across the Indo-Pacific region Thursday in its mounting competition with China, after the Philippines agreed to offer four new sites for the use of U.S.