Marcos rules out offensive actions from new EDCA sites

By Kristina Maralit

Apr 11, 2023 12:55 am

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday made it clear his government will not launch any offensive action against China after he granted the United States access to four more Philippine bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

Marcos was reacting to the recent pronouncement of Beijing that the new EDCA sites would trigger more tension in the region since two of the sites are situated near Taiwan and the other near the South China Sea.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Photo by RENE H. DILAN

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