Manila Bulletin
No US call on PH troops for Taiwan deployment --- Marcos
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. confirmed that the United States has not requested the deployment of Filipino troops to Taiwan in the event of escalating tensions.
Marcos stated that the US has also not asked to use sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) as staging points for attacks against other nations.
He emphasized that the purpose of the EDCA sites is not for offensive actions, a clarification also made clear to the US.
Marcos personally assured Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during his visit to Manila that these sites would not be utilized for attacking other countries.
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