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The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) is an agreement between the United States and the Philippines intended to bolster the American–Philippine alliance.The agreement allows the United States to rotate troops into the Philippines for extended stays and allows the United States to build and operate facilities on Philippine bases for both American and Philippine forces. [1]
From 1988 to 1992, the US government and Philippine government worked to renegotiate the terms of an extension of the military bases at Subic and Clark, because the 1947 bases agreement was due to expire. [18]
The US has at least twice used the agreement to keep accused military personnel under US jurisdiction. [6] [7] On January 18, 2006, the US military maintained custody of four troops accused of rape while visiting Subic Bay during their trial by a Philippine court. [7] They were held by American officials at the United States Embassy in Manila.
The US would be given access to the military bases under the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), defence chief Lloyd Austin and his Philippine counterpart Carlito Galvez said in a ...
The U.S. on Tuesday announced a $500 million investment in the Philippines to help modernize the Filipino armed forces and coast guard as Manila faces a rising threat from China in the disputed ...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA; Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Pangkaunlarang Kumbersiyon ng mga Base [4]) is a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is a government instrumentality vested with corporate powers under Republic Act 7227 (Bases Conversion and ...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office in 2022, allowed American forces and weapons access to four additional Philippine military bases, bringing to nine the number of sites where U.S ...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), [1] formerly Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP; Filipino: Tanggapan ng Pampanguluhang Tagapayo sa Prosesong Pangkapayapaan [2]) is a government agency which handles peace talks and negotiations related to internal conflict and rebellion in the Philippines most notably the CPP-NPA ...