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Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (right) and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III announce four new locations in the Philippines under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca). —PNA PHOTO
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May 4, 2023September 7, 2023Opinion

Edca and our center of gravity

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Uncle Sam is literally back. Through our Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca), the United States has access to a number of our military bases.  Unlike before, when the former US bases on Philippine soil were exclusively America’s, now America has the run of some of our military facilities in Cagayan, Isabela and Palawan. Also, while...

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomes US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Malacanang. —PNA PHOTO
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February 10, 2023February 10, 2023Opinion

Edca puts Philippines on path to perdition

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent trip to South Korea and the Philippines and his meeting with Japan’s defense minister in January say much to validate the “war with China by 2025” prediction of US Gen. Mike Minihan, chief of the US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command.   A media release issued by the US Department...