• 2 months ago
Importance of EDCA between PH, U.S. highlighted in joint relief ops in Batanes

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00:00The Armed Forces of the Philippines, or AFP, said the ongoing joint relief operations between
00:05the country and the U.S. highlight the importance of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement,
00:10or EDCA, between the two nations.
00:13This as the MV-22B Osprey aircraft of U.S. Marines also assisted in bringing relief aid
00:19to Batanes, which was affected by Super Typhoon Julian.
00:24Some of the relief items were provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
00:29Moreover, the Philippine Air Force continues to assist, using their so-called helicopter
00:34to bring more relief items to Itbayat, Batanes, with personnel from the Department of Social
00:39Welfare and Development, or DSWD, leading the distribution of cash assistance to those
00:44affected by the typhoon.
00:48In the operations and the exercises that we do, it's heavy not only on defense, but also
00:56on humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
00:58And these exercises that we do in Balikatan, in LACNIV exercises, this is the actual implementation,
01:07the actual incident that happened, and you can see how we are using the training that
01:13we have conducted in real life.

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