Biden seeks additional $128M for EDCA sites projects

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US President Joe Biden has requested an additional $128 million for infrastructure projects in 2025, which will include those located in the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Joe Biden has requested an additional $128 million for infrastructure projects in 2025, which will include those located in the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites.According to a fact sheet released by the White House, the US Agency for International Development will launch a new initiative in the coming year, which will preposition humanitarian relief commodities at an EDCA site.

“This visit here to the Pentagon reaffirms once again the strength of the relationship between the United States and the Philippines in the face of all the threats and challenges that we have had to face together,” Marcos said.

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