Since it was signed in 2014, the implementation of the agreement has been slow with construction done in just one of five locations previously identified by the military.
Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
East-West Center Director Satu Limaye raised the proposal during the recent launch of the center’s “Philippines Matters for America, America Matters for the Philippines” publication, a joint undertaking of the embassies of the Philippines and the US to mark the 75th anniversary of bilateral ties this year.
“We should continue to look carefully at our Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement and where there are opportunities to build on that and implement that agreement,” Limaye said.
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