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 Congress to allow the United States (US) military to increase rotational presence in the country.

The joint letter signed by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said more American troops can shield the country from possible aggression particularly in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

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