The office of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named the four additional bases that United States forces would have access to. The decision comes under an existing defense pact to expand military cooperation. The Philippine government announced in February that it would allow rotating batches of US forces to indefinitely stay in the new camps, in addition to five local bases.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Ukraine, Russia in talks on halting strikes on energy facilities: Report

Ukraine and Russia are in the early stages of negotiations about potentially…

Qatari PM calls for ‘serious partners’ for peace

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that “serious…

Canada expands Gaza war-related immigration initiative

Canada announced temporary immigration programmes for relatives of Canadian citizens and permanent…

‘UN, West just watching Israeli crimes in Gaza for 140 days’: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the UN and Western countries…