Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the US will gain expanded access to military sites in northern Philippines close to Taiwan, as well as in Palawan province near South China Sea.
(Bloomberg) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the US will gain expanded access to military sites in northern Philippines close to Taiwan, as well as in Palawan province near South China Sea.
Marcos said at a televised briefing that the four additional sites to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement are “scattered around the Philippines” and will be identified once formalized with the US.
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At the same briefing, the president also said that lawmakers proposing amendments to the constitution are aiming to revise economic provisions that would allow the Philippines to “take full advantage of the new economy.”
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