In line with efforts to explain what the Enhanced Defense
Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines
and the United States
The event will be held at National
Defense College
of the Philippines in Camp Aguinaldo ,
Quezon City
It will be hosted by independent think tank Stratbase Albert
del Rosario Institute (ADRi) for International Studies.
Dindo Manhit, the group's president, said former foreign
affairs secretary Albert Del Rosario and Defense Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo
Batino will attend the event.
The event has a theme “Asia-Pacific Perspectives on
Implementing the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement” will also feature representatives
from the country's Departments of National Defense and Foreign Affairs who will
share insight from the bilateral strategic dialogue that took place in Washington
Manhit said a panel of representatives from the
non-government sector in the Philippines ,
Japan , the US , and Australia
Their feedback will then serve as a jump-off point for
discussions, including the progress in its implementation and its effects on
areas of cooperation in the region.
Other speakers are DFA Undersecretary for American Affairs
Maria Andrelita S. Austria; Stratbase ADRi convenor Renato De Castro; Ernest
Bower and Gregory Poling of US-based think tank Center for Strategic and
International Studies; Lisa Sharland, senior analyst of the Australian
Strategic Policy Institute and Prof. Katsuyuki Yakushiji of Toyo University in
Japan.
Other representatives from government agencies, the
diplomatic corps, academe and business community are expected to share their insights
on the possible scenarios arising from the implementation of the EDCA.
In January, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality
of EDCA, allowing the increased presence of US forces and their equipment on
rotation basis in the Philippines
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