Manila, Nov. 6 -- The Philippines will not allow any of its Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites with the United States to be used for offensive actions should hostilities break out in the region, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Friday.

"Logistics site lang yan at bawal sila maglungsad nang offensive operations magmula sa, hindi lang EDCA site, (kundi) saan mang teritoryo sa Pilipinas kasi bawal sa ating Saligang Batas (That is only a logistics site, and they are prohibited to launch offensive operations not only from EDCA sites but from any part of Philippine territory as this is forbidden under our Constitution)," he said during an interview with 105.9 True FM.

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