Former Lumbia Airport Announced as 1 of the 5 Military Bases for EDCA
Early this year it was announced that the US military would build facilities in old lumbia airport. Last March 18, 2916, the United States of America and the Philippines announced the five military bases in the Philippines that will be utilized by the American troops under EDCA or the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.
The U.S. and the Philippines signed the EDCA in April 2014, as political tensions between the Philippines and China escalated due to disputes in the West Philippine Sea.
The EDCA grants the U.S. an increased military presence in the Philippines, through the rotation of troops and military assets for humanitarian and maritime security operations.
The deal allows rotating U.S. military presence at the following sites:
- Antonio Bautista Air Base, close to the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea
- Basa Air Base in Pampanga
- Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija
- Lumbia Air Base in Cagayan de Oro
- Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in Cebu.
