US to spend $100 million to upgrade Philippine military facilities – diplomat
Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said yesterday that the plan is to complete the six projects by the end of the year. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin congratulates Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila, Philippines, February 2, 2023. Credit: DOD photo by Chad J. McNeely Advertisement The country’s foreign secretary confirmed yesterday that the United States plans to spend more than $100 million to upgrade nine Philippine military bases it has access to under a 2014 security agreement. In February, the two nations agreed to expand the scope of the...