Declare EDCA constitutional, govt lawyers ask High Court

Government lawyers, through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), have argued that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) is constitutional and there is no more need to ask the concurrence of the Senate on the issue.

In a memorandum before the Supreme Court (SC), Solicitor General Florin Hilbay on Tuesday said the agreement between the Philippines and the United States was well within the power of President Benigno Aquino 3rd to protect the nation as its commander-in-chief, chief executive and chief architect of foreign policy.