THE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of the controversial Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) signed between the Philippines and the United States, finally putting to rest all questions on the legality of the accord.

Voting 10-4, the High Court gave credence to Malacañang’s argument that EDCA is an executive agreement thus, it need not be ratified by the Senate.

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