+ Follow EDCA Tag
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[Title] => AFP to Filipinos: Sleep soundly, Iran missiles can’t reach Philippines
[Summary] => Amid concerns that Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites could become potential targets, the Armed Forces of the Philippines yesterday reassured the public there is no threat to the country from Iran’s missile capabilities, stressing that the ongoing hostilities remain confined to the Middle East.
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[Title] => ‘EDCA sites not targets for Iran attacks’
[Summary] => The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites in the Philip pines are not United States military bases, and thus are not targets for Iran’s retaliation, defense and security officials assured the public.
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[Title] => Filipinos working inside Iran-hit US bases pulled out before strikes
[Summary] => Filipino workers were evacuated from US bases in the Gulf before Iranian strikes, officials said.
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[Title] => DND: EDCA sites not in Iran's crosshairs, not used to stage assaults
[Summary] => "Our EDCA sites are Philippine facilities. They do not belong to the US, nor are they being used to launch or stage assaults against another country," the DND spokesperson said.
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[Title] => US congressional panel: Taiwan could fund EDCA upgrades in Philippines
[Summary] => A U.S. congressional commission recommended allowing Taiwan to fund infrastructure upgrades at Philippine EDCA sites.
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[Title] => Fact check: Did Philippines 'come right back' to US after Trump’s return?
[Summary] => Former US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Philippines "came right back" to the United States after he won another term in 2024, reversing former President Rodrigo Duterte’s China-leaning policy.
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[Title] => New EDCA fuel storage facility built in Cebu
[Summary] => A new military fuel storage facility funded by the United States opened Thursday, January 30 at a Philippine air base in Cebu, expanding storage capacity for aircraft operations in the Visayas region.
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[Title] => ‘Philippines-US ties changed amid China aggression’
[Summary] => United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III highlighted the changes in US ties with the Philippines and US posture upgrade, including expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) to allow access to four more sites in the country.
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[Title] => DND, AFP chiefs visit EDCA site in CDO
[Summary] => Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner, accompanied by top military officials, inspected the Lumbia Air Base in Cagayan de Oro City yesterday.
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[Title] => ‘Calm resolve’ in WPS, but combat prep via EDCA
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[Summary] => The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites in the Philip pines are not United States military bases, and thus are not targets for Iran’s retaliation, defense and security officials assured the public.
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[Title] => Filipinos working inside Iran-hit US bases pulled out before strikes
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[Title] => DND: EDCA sites not in Iran's crosshairs, not used to stage assaults
[Summary] => "Our EDCA sites are Philippine facilities. They do not belong to the US, nor are they being used to launch or stage assaults against another country," the DND spokesperson said.
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[Title] => US congressional panel: Taiwan could fund EDCA upgrades in Philippines
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[Title] => Fact check: Did Philippines 'come right back' to US after Trump’s return?
[Summary] => Former US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Philippines "came right back" to the United States after he won another term in 2024, reversing former President Rodrigo Duterte’s China-leaning policy.
[DatePublished] => 2025-07-24 07:00:00
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[Summary] => A new military fuel storage facility funded by the United States opened Thursday, January 30 at a Philippine air base in Cebu, expanding storage capacity for aircraft operations in the Visayas region.
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[Title] => ‘Philippines-US ties changed amid China aggression’
[Summary] => United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III highlighted the changes in US ties with the Philippines and US posture upgrade, including expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) to allow access to four more sites in the country.
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[Title] => DND, AFP chiefs visit EDCA site in CDO
[Summary] => Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner, accompanied by top military officials, inspected the Lumbia Air Base in Cagayan de Oro City yesterday.
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[Title] => ‘Calm resolve’ in WPS, but combat prep via EDCA
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