Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. stressed this as four more sites are reportedly being planned to be established in the Philippines as part of the 2014 PH-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement .
Two of the four will reportedly be set up in Cagayan province in Northern Luzon. But Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba told Sen. Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate foreign relations committee, said he was not informed of such plans. “China is our neighbor. Don’t tell us China is our enemy,” Mamba said, but stressed that he has not talked to the Chinese.The Cagayan governor said the establishment of the bases should not be forced on them.Galvez updated senators on the EDCA during the Marcos committee hearing on the status or completion rate of the five EDCA sites; proposed location of the new sites; purpose of each site ; benefits and risks of these sites; and other matters related to EDCA.
As a chess player, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said the Philippines should not be used as pawn in a perceived US-China power play. The former Senate President noted that about 80 percent of Filipinos favor the US.Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros, for her part, called for a broader security coalition to ensure peace and security in the West Philippine Sea , saying the EDCA is not the only solution to attain this goal.
“This means that we have to depend not only on the help of our former colonizers – the United States – but instead have security arrangements with the wider international community that is more than willing to support our cause,” Hontiveros said.
Naive ba ito di Sec. Galvez? Tawag nga sa atin, vassal state ng US na atat na atat maki giyera sa China.
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