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The Philippine president says he won't give US access to more local military bases
The Philippine president said Monday his administration has no plan to give the United States access to more Philippine military bases and stressed that the American military's presence in several camps and sites so far was sparked by China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea.
Philippines says it will not grant US access to more bases
Three of the four more recent sites to which the US military was given access face north toward Taiwan and one is near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, a frequent site of maritime tensions
Marcos Rules Out Giving US Access To More Philippine Military Bases
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday the United States would not be given access to more Philippine military bases. "The answer to that is no. The Philippines has no plan to open or to establish more EDCA bases," Marcos said in response to an ...
Philippines' Marcos has no plans to grant U.S. access to more bases
The Philippines has no plans to grant the United States access to more military bases, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday, after nearly doubling the number last year under a joint defence pact.
Philippines has no plan to give US more access to military bases: Marcos
President Marcos agreed to expand access of the US military from five to nine Filipino bases. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Marcos Rules Out Giving US Access To More Philippine Military Bases
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday the United States would not be given access to more Philippine military bases. Marcos's remarks came days after a trilateral summit between the ...
The Philippine president says he won't give US access to more local military bases
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president said Monday his administration has no plan to give the United States access to more Philippine military bases and stressed that the American ...
Philippines doesn’t plan to let US use any other bases
Beijing accused the Philippines of providing American forces with staging grounds, which could be used to undermine its security. "The Philippines has no plans to create any more bases or give access to any more bases,
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South China Sea: Beijing may get ‘up close’ as US-Philippine Balikatan drills send ‘deterrent signal’ on contested claims
Location is ‘deterrent signal’ to Beijing as tensions spike with Manila, analyst says, while another sees the US readying for ...
Days after Biden promises 'ironclad' support to Philippines, Manila says no to giving Washington access to more military bases
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos has denied the prospect of giving the US access to any more bases in the Philippines.
Philippine president: trilateral agreement with U.S., Japan not directed at anyone
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the trilateral agreement signed between his country and the United ...
Philippines’ Marcos Jnr says any Filipino death due to ‘foreign power’ could activate defence treaty with US
The Philippine leader says the US has given its commitment to honour the Mutual Defence Treaty with Manila He says the death ...
Biden says US defense commitments to Japan and Philippines remain ‘ironclad’ as he hosts key meeting amid China tensions
The White House is very concerned by China’s actions in the South China Sea, a senior administration official said, as ...