PBBM: Walang dagdag na EDCA sites
WALA nang balak si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na dagdagan pa ang mga Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites sa bansa.
“Let me stop you right there. The answer to that is no. The Philippines has no plan to create anymore bases or to give access to bases,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos sa FOCAP furom.
Sabi ni Pangulong Marcos, hindi naman pang-provike sa China ang EDCA sites o proteksyon sa Pilipinas sakaling magkagulo ang Amerika at China.
“No I think that’s turning the situation on its head. These are the reactions to what has happened in the South China Sea, to the aggressive actions that we have had to deal with, the water cannoning, the lasers, the collision, the blocking of our banca, our fishermen, the putting of barriers across Scarborough Shoal, this is a reaction to that. This did not cause that. That happened before we had Edca,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.
“No, definitely. The Philippines has no plans to open or to establish more Edca bases,” pahayag ni Pangulong Marcos.
Sa ngayon, mayroon ng limang EDCA sites sa bansa.
Ito ay ang Antonio Bautista Air Base sa Palawan, Basa Air Base sa Pampanga, Benito Ebuen Air Base sa Cebu, Fort Magsaysay sa Nueva Ecija at Lumbia Airport sa Cagayan de Oro.
