House leaders want deeper study on request to increase presence of US forces in PHL

Leaders of the House of Representatives on Saturday said that they need to fully review the letter from the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asking permission of the two houses of Congress to allow the US military to increase rotational presence in the country.

The joint letter signed by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said more American troops in the country can shield us against possible aggression particularly in PHL territory at the West Philippine Sea.