The province of Cagayan has welcomed the possibility of being included among the new locations to host American troops, the country’s acting defense chief said, despite the earlier opposition of its governor. | FMangosingINQ /PDI
Mamba had opposed the presence of foreign troops in his province and the conduct of live-fire exercises between American and Filipino troops.
Reached for comment on Monday, the governor maintained his opposition to Edca sites in his province, but said, “It’s the President’s call.” Manila and Washington will soon announce the new locations, after Mr. Marcos last month granted Washington access to four of these, apart from the five existing locations under the pact.
Marcos, who heads the Senate foreign relations committee, noted earlier this month the locations of the new sites—which “clearly indicate… that [they are] the first line in the Taiwan attacks that are projected,” as she observed in a hearing by her committee on March 1.
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