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Title:
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Japan signs pact to supply defense equipment to Philippines
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 29, 2016
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Description:
- Japan has signed an agreement to supply defense equipment and technology to the Philippines, the first such Japanese defense pact in a region where the U.S. allies have been alarmed by China’s aggressive advances in disputed territories.
Political Security
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Title:
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South China Sea Controversy 2016 Update: Japan And Philippines Sign Defense Agreement Amid Regional Uncertainty
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Author:
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Lydia Tomkiw
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Source:
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International Business Times
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Date:
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February 29, 2016
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Description:
- Militarization, South China Sea, Japan-Philippines Relations, News Japan will supply the Philippines with defense equipment after leaders from the two nations signed an agreement Monday as tensions remain high in the disputed South China Sea region, the Associated Press reported.
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Title:
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Say it like it is
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Author:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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February 27, 2016
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Description:
- Days after news came out that China has deployed not only fighter jets but also antiaircraft missiles and radar to the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea, and even after the United States has also publicly expressed alarm at China’s increasing militarization, which is “changing the operational landscape” of the area, according to Adm. Harry Harris Jr., head of the US Navy’s Pacific Command, none of the five candidates seeking the presidency of the Philippines has presented a definitive policy statement on the issue.
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Title:
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Need to reestablish US bases in the Philippines
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Author:
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Mauri Gia Samonte
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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February 26, 2016
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Description:
- But in regard to the Philippines, the US had lost a stable foothold with the abrogation of the Military Bases Agreement in 1991. The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) which after a time had been made to supplant the bases agreement, though effectively invoked by the US from time to time to deploy US troops in the country for ostensible exercises with AFP soldiers, certainly does not suffice US requirement for permanent military bases in the Philippines like Clark and Subic in the past. Such requirement becomes particularly urgent considering the need to re-deploy in the immediate term some 8,000 US troops from Okinawa, Japan.
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Title:
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China to PHL: Distance not a basis to determine sovereignty
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 26, 2016
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Description:
- Distance is not the standard to determine territorial sovereignty, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday at the US Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., refuting the disputed claims made by the Philippines on the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Revealed: America's Backup Plan in Case of War with China
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Author:
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Robert Beckhusen
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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February 25, 2016
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Description:
- The United States can no longer count on its Pacific air bases to be safe from missile attack during a war with China. On the contrary, a 2015 paper from the influential RAND Corporation noted that in the worst case scenario, “larger and accurate attacks sustained over time against a less hardened posture could be devastating, causing large losses of aircraft and prolonged airfield closures.”
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Title:
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China says Philippines guilty of 'political provocation'
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Author:
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Matthew Pennington
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 26, 2016
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Description:
- WASHINGTON — China on Thursday accused the U.S.-allied Philippines of "political provocation" in seeking international arbitration over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Better delay ruling on Phl-China row
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Author:
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Federico D. Pascual Jr.
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 25, 2016
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Description:
- WITH JUST four months left of the term of President Noynoy Aquino, it may best for the United Nations arbitral court that is resolving the Philippines-China maritime dispute to delay handing down a decision till after a new president is sworn into office on June 30.
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Title:
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Carpio to presidential bets: How do you solve a problem like China?
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Author:
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Elizabeth Marcelo
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 24, 2016
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Description:
- Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday called on the five presidential aspirants to present their respective plan on how the country will assert its sovereign rights over its claims in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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U.S. mulls pledge on disputed Philippines outpost
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Author:
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Bill Gertz
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Source:
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The Washington Times
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Date:
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February 24, 2016
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Description:
- The U.S. military should consider offering new security guarantees to the Philippines similar to those promised to Japan in response to any military attacks by China in maritime disputes in Asia, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said this week.
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Title:
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South China Sea, North Korea tensions at issue in Kerry-Wang meeting
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Author:
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Nicole Gaouette and Elise Labott
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Source:
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CNN
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Date:
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February 24, 2016
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Description:
- Washington (CNN)Secretary of State John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart locked horns over a range of issues Tuesday, agreeing to disagree in a State Department press conference over South Korean missile defense and the contested South China Sea.
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Title:
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Think tank says China building radars in Spratlys
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 23, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Beijing has been building new radar facilities on its artificial islands built on Spratlys features in the South China Sea, according to a report.
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Title:
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PH backs US call for other navies to visit China sea
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Author:
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Vito Barcelo
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Source:
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The Standard
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Date:
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February 23, 2016
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Description:
- THE Philippines said Monday it supports the US call on other countries to conduct their own “freedom of navigation” naval operations within 12 nautical miles of contested islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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China's actions 'driving up defence spending in region'
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Author:
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Raul Dancel
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Source:
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The Strait Times
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Date:
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February 23, 2016
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Description:
- China's willingness to use its military might to increasingly assert its territorial claims in the East and South China seas is set to drive defence spending higher in East Asia for years to come.
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Title:
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Australian leaders call for halt to Chinese expansion
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Author:
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Tarra Quismundo
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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February 22, 2016
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Description:
- AUSTRALIA is working closely with the Philippines and other claimants in the South China Sea to reduce tensions and achieve a peaceful resolution of the disputes in the region, Canberra’s top diplomat in Manila said on Saturday.
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Title:
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US urges other countries to challenge China over sea claims
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Author:
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PressTV
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Source:
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PressTV
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Date:
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February 22, 2016
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Description:
- The United States has called on Australia and other countries to follow Washington’s lead and create a challenge for China in the South China Sea's territorial dispute.
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Title:
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Filipino troops ready for ‘worst-case’ in dispute with China
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Author:
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Julie M. Aurelio and Tarra Quismundo
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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February 21, 2016
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Description:
- FORT GREGORIO DEL PILAR, Philippines—The chief of the Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Palawan-based Filipino troops had planned for “the worst-case scenario” and were monitoring China’s reported deployment of surface-to-air missiles in the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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China FM: Philippines violated agreements by filing arbitration
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Author:
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CCTV.com
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Source:
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CCTV.com
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Date:
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February 18 2016
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Description:
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has also reiterated that China is actually following the international law by not accepting the arbitration case filed by the Philippines.
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Title:
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China sends missiles to disputed South China Sea island
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Author:
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CNN Philippines Staff
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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February 17, 2016
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Description:
- Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — China has deployed two batteries of surface-to-air missile launchers on Woody Island in the South China Sea, a United States defense official and the Taiwan defense ministry confirmed on Wednesday (February 17).
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Title:
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US: We’ll use only PH bases under Edca
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Author:
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Niña P. Calleja
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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February 15, 2016
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Description:
- The United States has no plans of building American military bases in the Philippines even with the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) between the two countries, according to the commander of US forces in the Pacific