President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday maintained that the four additional sites under the country's Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the US would not be used for offensive actions.
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"Ang reaksyon ng China ay di naman siguro kataka-taka pero hindi... naman tayo papayag na gamitin ang mga bases natin sa kahit anong offensive na action," Marcos told reporters when asked to comment on China's concern that the latest EDCA sites would provoke tension in the region."These are existing bases. Unang-una, these are existing bases... lahat ito existing na 'yan, mayroon na tayong kampo diyan na dati pa," he said.
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