MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippines and United States on Tuesday launched the first facility under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Officials present at the inauguration at Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga included Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US Ambassador to Manila Sung Kim. The multi-purpose warehouse, which will be used to store assets for humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR), is the first of five projects under the EDCA. The construction of the first site started in April. "This HADR warehouse will surely boost the Philippines' efforts to be a disaster-resilient nation," Lorenzana said. Kim said "this projec...
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