Accord to enhance Philippines defense – Palace

A Supreme Court (SC) ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) will enhance the country’s defense posturing and disaster preparedness by leaps and bounds, according to Malacañang.

Palace Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Tuesday said the decision “strengthens the strategic partnership between the Philippines and the United States that is founded on two other important building blocks: the Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement.”