Eduardo Malaya, member of the Philippine negotiating panel on the enhanced defense cooperation, noted that the areas to be shared with the US are within the Philippine military’s bases.
“I think at this time, both panels have reached an agreement on languaging (sic) and we would be able to hammer down the specifics as to who would be securing what area,” Malaya said in a press conference in Camp Aguinaldo.
“But as a concept, access is assured, this being within Philippine military bases and also the right of the base commander to have access to specific area will be shared with them has already been agreed in principle by both panels,” he added.
Malaya, however, admitted that the access would be “subject to safety, operational safety and security requirements.”
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