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8e Enhanced *efense Cooperation Agreement 9Edca: is a ;creative way< for the Philippine government to improve deterrence and face challenges to national
security with the help of an ally3 the =nited tates3 according to Armed !orces of the Philippines Chief of ta> Gen# Emmanuel )autista#
;?e want to avoid con@ict3 that is why we need to establish a credible deterrence# ?e donAt have the wherewithal to do that and so what is the practical solution for
usB ,t is to leverage on our alliance# ?e only have one treaty ally3 that is the =3< )autista told the ,n-uirer in an interview at the militaryAs head-uarters on
aturday#
;8ere are no C= militaryD bases here3 so we have to nd creative ways to allow us to underta"e 9Mutual *efense 7reaty:Erelated activities but would still aFrm the
provisions of the Constitution# 8at is the Edca3< )autista said#
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8e Edca could have been benecial to the Philippines during the March .K rotation of troops and resupply mission of the military to Ayungin hoal 9econd
8omas hoal: in the ?est Philippine ea3 which the China Coast Guard tried to bloc"3 had the security pact been operational at that time#

Whats possible with Edca
Lournalists saw = planes @ying over the small government sheries vessel used by the Philippine 'avy for the crucial mission to the )MP ierra Madre3 the rusting
naval ship manned by a small Marine garrison on the shoal#
?ithout conrming or denying help from the =nited tates3 )autista said = planes usually seen in Philippine territory come from their base in 6"inawa3 Lapan#
;?hen they get here3 they can go around and @y for only a few minutes3 then they should go bac" Cto their baseD# ,f they could land in Palawan and refuel there3 can
you imagine how much longer they can stay aroundB 8at is possible under the Edca3< )autista said#
?ith the Edca3 )autista said there would be more Noint activities between the Philippine and = militaries to ;demonstrate the alliance is alive and credible#<
8e Edca was hammered out for eight months by !ilipino and American negotiators3 and signed a few hours before = President )arac" 6bama arrived in Manila
for a state visit on April .J#
Criticisms of the agreement range from its supposed unconstitutionality to being lopsided in favor of the Americans to surrendering the countryAs sovereignty for
allowing the =nited tates to put up military bases in the guise of sharing space in select A!P camps#
Biest bene!t
)autista3 who is retiring on Luly .43 stands by the agreement3 saying it should be understood in the conteOt of the Mutual *efense 7reaty 9M*7: between the
Philippines and the =nited tates#
;6ur biggest benet Cfrom the EdcaD is its strategic feature# 8e Edca is not a standEalone agreement# ,t is CmeantD to operationali+e the M*73 which serves as a
deterrence to any armed aggression3< )autista said#
;%ow do we allow them 9the =nited tates: to help us during calamities Cor anD invasionB %ow will they help us when we do not allow them to come hereB %ow
will they defend us if we donAt allow them to come hereB< he said#
8e agreement3 )autista said3 would put the Americans ;in a bePer position to defend us#<
;?e want to increase the tempo3 we want more eOercises3< he said#
"#eepened cooperation
8e Edca is ta"en within Article . of the M*73 which states that the Philippines and the =nited tates ;separately and Nointly by selfEhelp and mutual aid will
maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed aPac"#<
8e ;deepened< defense cooperation would deal with the A!PAs ;shortEterm capabilities gaps3 CpromoteD longEterm moderni+ation and help maintain and develop
additional maritime security3 maritime domain awareness and humanitarian and disaster relief capabilities#<
igned in 1K013 the M*7 is the bedroc" of the military alliance between the two countries# 8e agreement binds them to a commitment to help each other when one
comes under an eOternal armed aPac"#
8e treaty is a public and formal declaration of the two countriesA ;unity and their common determination to defend themselves against eOternal armed aPac"3 so
that no potential aggressor can be under the illusion that either of them stands alone in the Pacic area#<
6bama himself -uoted this paragraph from the M*7 when he addressed !ilipino and American troops on April .K3 declaring that the =nited tatesA commitment to
defend the Philippines was ;ironclad#<
Fourth security deal
)autista said the Edca was the fourth security agreement signed by the Philippines and the =nited tates that facilitates the implementation of the M*7#
)efore the Edca3 there were the Qisiting !orces Agreement 9Q!A:3 the Mutual Logistics upport Agreement 9MLA: and the Military Assistance Agreement 9MAA:#
8e Q!A governs the status of = troops in the Philippines as well as deals with the two countriesA military cooperation against nontraditional security threats3 such
as terrorism and environmental disasters#
8e MLA provides for the logistical cooperation between the two militaries as they intensify their cooperation and ability to wor" together#
8e 1K5R MAA formali+ed the = commitment to assist in the development of the A!P# ,t also established the Loint = Military Assistance Group#
Faster disaster response
%e said the agreement permits the = military to rotate troops and e-uipment in selected A!P bases for more fre-uent Noint military activities3 including dealing
with traditional and nontraditional threats such as climate change#
)autista said the = response to upertyphoon ;Solanda< 9international name/ %aiyan: in 'ovember last year could have been faster had there been = planes in
A!P bases#
Although it has been signed3 the Edca will be implemented only aTer the Mutual *efense )oardEecurity Engagement )oard 9M*)EE): approves the activities
proposed under the new agreement#
)autista said the M*)EE)3 comprised of top Philippine and = defense and military oFcials3 would meet in eptember or 6ctober#
%e will have retired by then#
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