The United States insisted that it is not seeking permanent bases in the Philippines following the announcement of the locations of the four additional Philippine military facilities that may be accessed by US forces under the EDCA.
The United States insisted that it is not seeking permanent bases in the Philippines following the announcement of the locations of the four additional Philippine military facilities that may be accessed by US forces under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement .
"Again, we do not seek permanent basing in the Philippines and this is just one additional aspect that will increase training between our two countries," she added. She further said the expansion of EDCA sites would make training with Filipino troops "more resilient."
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