Basa Airbase News Today

The Philippines and US reiterated their commitment to strengthen their alliance, which helped keep the peace in the region for the past seven decades. “The Secretaries welcomed the historic momentum in US-Philippine ties and discussed their mutual commitment to strengthening the US-Philippine alliance, which has upheld peace and security in…

(UPDATE) US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Defense Secretary Gilberto Gibo Teodoro Jr. pledged to further speed up the implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

The U.S. and the Philippines held their first 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Washington, D.C. in seven years, with the aim to strengthen strategic cooperation and mark a new era of partnership. Discussions included the ongoing Taiwan crisis and the Philippines announcement of opening four additional bases to U.S. troops under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has assured that these bases will not be used for offensive purposes in the event ...

The rehabilitation of the 2,800-meter runway will cost USD 25 million (P1.373 billion), while improvements for the airbase are pegged USD 2.8 million (P153.776 million) and creating the wing operations center will total USD 185,000 (P10.113 million).