US vows to pursue more investments in EDCA sites

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Apr 21, 2023 10:54 pm

THE United States government has vowed to pursue more economic investments in the Philippines, including socio-economic programs in the communities where Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites are located.

Defense Officer-In-Charge Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Friday that the pledge was made during the '2+2 Ministerial Dialogue' hosted by Washington D.C. last April 7 and attended by the Defense and Foreign Ministers of the US and the Philippine governments

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