BALABAC ISLAND, Palawan, Philippines — The Philippine military has started building a 3-kilometer runway and a pier here, an island strategically close to Chinese fortifications in the West Philippine Sea and one of the four additional locations where American forces can preposition equipment and station troops on rotation under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca). Construction work has begun ahead of the implementation of the agreement forged in April between Manila and Washington increasing the US-accessible sites in the country from five to nine.

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