Kahalagahan ng Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, naipakita sa isinagawang relief operations ng PAF at U.S. Marines sa Batanes

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00:00The importance of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement

00:03is proven by the relief operations carried out by the country.

00:07The United States is pleased with the relief operations carried out by the U.S. Marines,

00:11particularly in Batanes.

00:12This is what Patrick DeJesus reported.

00:17The MV-22B Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marines also helped

00:22in bringing relief assistance to Batanes

00:25carried out by the Super Typhoon Hulian.

00:28On Tuesday, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

00:33of the Osprey Aircrafts arrived in the Philippines

00:36led by the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer.

00:40From the Lawag Airport, which served as the staging area for the relief items,

00:45the Osprey aircrafts flew to Batanes.

00:49Some of the relief items came from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.

01:01According to the AFP, the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA,

01:07is a major contribution by the Philippines and the U.S.

01:10which is also a part of the Humanitarian and Disaster Response.

01:14The operations and the exercises that we do are heavy not only on defense

01:21but also on humanitarian assistance and disaster response.

01:25The exercises that we do in Balikatan, in Lakniv exercises,

01:30this is the actual implementation, the actual incident that happened

01:35and you can see how we are using the training that we have conducted in real life.

01:45The Philippine Air Force also continued to assist

01:48by using their so-called helicopter to bring the additional relief items to Itbayat, Batanes

01:55along with the people from the DSWD

01:58who are the first in distributing cash assistance to those affected by the typhoon.

02:03Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines

02:08President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. contributed to the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Act.

02:14The law aims to strengthen the local production of various defense equipment

02:20for the protection of the Philippines.

02:23The AFP said, aside from the defense posture, it may also help the economy of the country.

02:29The AFP also believes in the ability of our fellow countrymen

02:34where non-government organizations, private sectors, and members of the academy

02:39can benefit from the implementation of the law.

02:42It will complement the comprehensive archipelagic defense concept.

02:45So, it's all-encompassing in terms of what it will help.

02:48Over and above that, it will also help our industries, local industries,

02:53to be part of national security as well.

02:56And over and above that,

02:59the effectiveness of this law will help the economy of our country.

03:04It will create more jobs.

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