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| PAF OV-10 aircraft (Image: Wiki Commons) |
Lieutenant General Jeffrey Delgado, commanding general of the Philippine Air Force said that Manila is ready to open all of its eight air force bases for use by the United States Air Force once all legal roadblocks to the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement are cleared according to the state-run China Daily on June 19.
"We are offering the existing bases that we have," said Delgado to the Manila-based Philippine Daily Inquirer. "Such things, though, are still subject to negotiations and it still has to be discussed with our American counterparts." Manila and Washington signed a 10-year pact which allows US warships, aircraft and troops to use military facilities on Apr. 28 during the visit of President Barack Obama to the nation.
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