PH offers 3 military bases for Americans’ use

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The Philippine military is offering at least 3 military bases for the use of American troops based on the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). These are the Philippine Navy detachment in Oyster Bay in Palawan, the Naval Education and Training Command in San Antonio, Zambales, and an army camp in Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija. The Palawan detachment faces the West Philippine Sea and it’s near the disputed Kalayaan Group of Islands (Spratlys). The announcement came on the day Filipino and American troops held the last phase of their 10-day war games in the Philippines involving 5,500 troops. The military exercises were also held amid maritime rows involving China, the Philippines and Vietnam.

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