EDCA: Inconvenient truths about the US alliance

First of two parts

Nine months late, the Senate, prodded by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago and a looming adverse ruling by the Supreme Court, has finally owned up to its constitutional duty and is hopefully set to review the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. Signed shortly before US President Barack Obama’s April visit, the EDCA expands the deployment of American forces in the country and grants access to Philippine bases.