ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

AFTER PROGRAM REPORT

Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the
Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security
Dialogue
07 June 2016 / 8:30 AM to 12:00 NN
Honor Hall, National Defense College of the Philippines Building
Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Overview
The Stratbase Albert Del
Rosario
Institute
(ADRi)
in
partnership
with
the
National
Defense College of the Philippines
(NDCP) conducted the Forum on
Asia-Pacific
Perspectives
on
Implementing the Enhanced Defense
Cooperation Agreement: Insights on
the Bilateral Security Dialogue on
07 June 2016 at Honor Hall, NDCP
Building,
Camp
General
Emilio
Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Various
members from the diplomatic corps,
academe, military sector, civilian sector, and media gathered together to listen to
the latest developments and diverse perspectives/opinions on the Enhanced
Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).
USEC PIO LORENZO F BATINO, Undersecretary for Defense Policy, Department
of National Defense and ASEC MARIA ANDRELITA S AUSTRIA, Assistant Secretary,
Office of American Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs were the resource
speakers during the said forum.
The reactors include: PROF RENATO C DE CASTRO, Convener, National
Security and East Asian Affairs Program, Albert Del Rosario Institute; MR ERNEST
BOWER, Chair, Southeast Asia Program, Center for Strategic and International
Studies; MR GREGORY B POLING, Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative,
Center for Strategic and International Studies; and PROF KATSUYUKI YAKISHIJI, Toyo
University.
Also present during the event were: HON ALBERT F DEL ROSARIO, Chairman,
Albert Del Rosario Institute and former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Department of
Foreign Affairs; PROF VICTOR ANDRES C MANHIT, President, Albert Del Rosario
Institute; and BGEN FERMIN R DE LEON JR AFP (RET) PHD, MNSA, President, National
Defense College of the Philippines.

Page 1 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

Profiles of Resource Speakers

USEC PIO LORENZO BATINO
Undersecretary for Defense Policy,
Department of National Defense
USEC BATINO is the incumbent Undersecretary for Defense
Policy of the Department of National Defense. A graduate of
the Ateneo de Manila University, USEC BATINO is also a
member of the Philippine Bar. He headed the Philippine
panel that negotiated the Enhanced Defense Cooperation
Agreement signed in 2014 between the Philippines and the
United States.

ASEC MARIA ANDRELITA S AUSTRIA

Assistant Secretary, Office of American Affairs,
Department of Foreign Affairs
ASEC AUSTRIA is the incumbent Assistant Secretary of the
Office of American Affairs of the Department of Foreign
Affairs. As a career diplomat, ASEC AUSTRIA has vast
knowledge of Philippines-United States relations, having also
previously served in the Embassy in Washington as Deputy
Chief of Mission.

Profiles of Reactors
PROF. KATSUYUKI YAKUSHIJI
Toyo University
Prof Yakushiji has previously served as Editorial Writer of the
Asahi Shimbun and Chief Editor of the monthly magazine
RONZA, Chief Editor of Political News Department. He
graduated from Tokyo University and joined the Asahi
Shimbun in 1979 and has held various positions. In 2002 he
became a visiting fellow at the Henry L. Stimson Center in
Washington, D.C and was Visiting Professor of Kyoto
University since 2006, and Visiting Professor of Gakushuin
University since 2009.In 2011 he retired the Asahi Shimbun and assumed his
current position. He has published several books and articles on the history of
various high-ranking Japanese politicians include: Gaimu-syo (Ministry of Foreign
Affairs 2003), Oral History of the 1990s series: Ozawa Ichiro, Miyazawa Kiichi, Kan
Naoto, Mori Yoshiro (2006-2008), Oral History of Murayama Tomiich (2012),
Testimony- Inner Politics of the Democratic Party (2012).
Page 2 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

LISA SHARLAND
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Lisa Sharland joined ASPI in March 2014 and is a Senior
Analyst working across ASPIs full research program. Her
research focuses on Australias engagement in UN
peacekeeping operations, UN peace operations reform,
women in defence and security, and Australia-Africa
engagement. During her time at ASPI she has undertaken
field research on UN peace operations in South Sudan and
the Central African Republic as part of a visiting fellowship
with the Stimson Center in Washington DC, where she
remains a non-resident fellow as part of the Protecting
Civilians in Conflict program. She has also worked as a consultant for the
International Forum for the Challenges of Peace Operations.
Prior to joining ASPI, Lisa worked as the Defence Policy Adviser at the Permanent
Mission of Australia to the United Nations in New York, where she provided advice on
peacekeeping and defence-related policy issues and represented Australia in
multilateral negotiations in the UN Security Council and General Assembly bodies,
including the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34). Lisa holds a
Master of International Studies from the University of Sydney, as well as a Bachelor
of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Macquarie University, Australia.
ERNEST BOWER
Chair, Southeast Asia Program, Center for Strategic and
International Studies
Ernest Bower is a nonresident senior adviser for Southeast
Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International
Studies. He is recognized as a leading expert on Southeast
Asia. He is president & CEO of BowerGroupAsia, a well-known
business advisory firm he created and built. Before forming
his company, he served for a decade as president of the USASEAN Business Council, the top private business group
composed of Americas leading companies in Southeast Asia. Over 20 years, he
helped to establish and build the Council from the ground level, working with
government and private-sector leaders from the United States and Southeast Asia.
Bower is widely recognized as one of the strongest proponents for close ties
between the United States and Asia. He has been an adviser and innovator in
creating programs and vehicles to broaden and deepen ties bilaterally and
regionally. He engineered key private-sector initiatives such as the U.S.-Singapore
Free Trade Agreement Coalition, the U.S.-APEC Business Coalition, and numerous
campaigns resulting in significant expansion of commerce. In recognition of his
work, the King of Malaysia has awarded him the Darjah Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN),
pronouncing him holder of the title Datuk in Malaysia. The president of the
Philippines also awarded him the rank of Lakan, or Commander, for his service to
the Philippines. Bower is currently the U.S. chair of the Advisory Council on
Competitiveness for the Vietnamese prime minister and serves on the boards of the
Page 3 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

Special Olympics, the Institute for Religion & Public Policy, the American Australian
Education and Leadership Foundation, the United States-New Zealand Business
Council, the Malaysian-American Society, and the United States-Indonesia Society.
He also served on the U.S. Department of States Advisory Committee on Trade and
Investment. Bower holds a bachelors degree from Colgate University and studied
Mandarin Chinese at Middlebury Colleges Sunderland School of Foreign Language.
GREG POLING
Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Center for
Strategic and International Studies
Gregory B. Poling is the director of the Asia Maritime
Transparency Initiative and a fellow with the Chair for
Southeast Asia Studies at CSIS. He oversees research projects
focused on U.S. foreign policy in the Asia Pacific, with a
particular focus on the maritime domain and the countries of
Southeast Asia. His research interests include the South China
Sea disputes, democratization in Southeast Asia, and Asian multilateralism. Mr.
Polings writings have been featured in theWall Street Journal, Nikkei Asian
Review,Journal of Political Risk, and YaleGlobal, among others. He is the author
of The South China Sea in Focus: Clarifying the Limits of Maritime Dispute (CSIS, July
2013) and coauthor of multiple works including Building a More Robust U.S.Philippines Alliance (CSIS, August 2015), A New Era in U.S.-Vietnam Relations:
Deepening Ties Two Decades after Normalization (CSIS, June 2014), and A U.S.Indonesia Partnership for 2020: Recommendations for Forging a 21st Century
Relationship CSIS, September 2013). Mr. Poling received an M.A. in international
affairs from American University, a B.A. in history and philosophy from St. Marys
College of Maryland, and studied at Fudan University in Shanghai.
RENATO DE CASTRO
Convener, National Security and East Asian Affairs Program,
Albert Del Rosario Institute
Renato Cruz De Castro is a professor in the International
Studies Department, De La Salle University, Manila, and the
holder of the Charles Lui Chi Keung Professorial Chair in
China Studies. He was the U.S. State Department ASEAN
Research Fellow from the Philippines, and his expertise
includes Philippine-U.S. security relations, Philippine defense
and foreign policies, U.S. defense and foreign policies in East
Asia, and International politics of East Asia.

Page 4 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

Profiles of Organizing Institutions

NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Established on 12 August 1963, the National Defense
College of the Philippines is the governments premier
institution for education and research on defense and national
security. For the past 52 years, the College has pursued its
vision of becoming a highly reputable educational and
doctrinal center for national defense and security, strategic thinking and leadership
development that is dynamic and responsive. The Master in National Security
Administration (MNSA) is the main program of the NDCP which is a one-year, fulltime masters degree course consisting of 36 units earned through various forms of
classroom work, case studies, local and foreign academic travels, and thesis. The
MNSA is open to military officers, civilian government official and private sector
leaders. As an institution where admission is an honor, the College has produced
2,097 MNSA graduatesa virtual whos who in the field of national security led by
no less than former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos.
STRATBASE ALBERT DEL ROSARIO INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC
AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Stratbases Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) is an
independent international and strategic research organization
with the principal goal of addressing the issues affecting the
Philippines and East Asia through: (1) effecting national,
regional and international policy change or support; (2)
fostering strategic ideas based on cooperation and innovative
thinking; (3) providing a regional venue for collaboration and cooperation in dealing
with critical issues in East Asia; and (4) actively participating in regional debates
and global conversations.
Forum Proper
A. On the Constitutionality of EDCA
USEC BATINO provided a legal perspective on EDCA wherein he clarified the
legal standards of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on access by foreign military
bases in the Philippines as well as the relationship of EDCA with the Mutual Defense
Treaty (MDT) and Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). Earlier in his presentation, he
told that EDCA is imbued with the principle of consensuality which means that any
parameter on any party affects the other partys level and manner of
implementation of EDCA.
He later on recalled the Supreme Court decision dated January 12, 2016
affirming that EDCA is not constitutionally infirmed. Rather, it remains consistent
with the existing laws and treaties that it implements, with MDT and VFA specifically
providing its legal cover. Later, he enumerated the seven (7) points penned by Chief
Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno that justified the constitutionality of EDCA:

Page 5 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

The role of the President as executor of the law includes the duty to defend
the state. He may use that power in the conduct of foreign relations. The
President should be cloaked with sufficient power to administer the affairs of
the state to include forging alliances with other states to our countrys
military defensive capabilities which under EDCA includes maritime security,
maritime domain awareness, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
through joint and combined training exercises between the Philippines and
the US.

The Constitution prohibits the entry of foreign military bases, troops or

facilities, except by way of a treaty concurred in by the Senate. EDCA cannot
be considered as a treaty that necessitates concurrence of the Senate. It is
merely an agreement in furtherance of MDT and VFA entered into by the PH
and the US governments in 1951 and 2014, respectively.

The President may enter into an Executive Agreement (EA) on foreign military
bases, troops or facilities if it is not the instrument that allows the presence of
foreign military bases, troops or facilities or it merely aims to implement an
existing law or treaty.

The President may generally enter into EAs subject to limitations defined by
the Constitution and may be in furtherance of a treaty already concurred in
by the Senate.

The President had the choice to enter into EDCA by way of an EA or a treaty.
The Court opines that in the field of external affairs, the President must be
given a larger measure of authority and a wider discretion subject to the least
amount of checks and restrictions under the Constitution.

EAs may cover foreign military forces if it merely involves detailed

adjustments. Court acknowledges that EA may be entered into on activities of
foreign military troops entering Philippine territory when it merely provides
for detailed adjustments or arrangements as to the conduct of such as their
entry is already allowed in previous treaties.

EDCA is consistent with the content, purpose and framework of the MDT and
VFA. The MDT provided that both parties should separately and jointly vie for
some help and mutual aid to maintain and develop their individual and
collective capacities to resist armed attack. The VFA also allows the
temporary visits of US forces and equipment into the Philippines.

B. Situating EDCA within the Evolving Philippine-US Bilateral Security Dialogue

ASEC AUSTRIA, on the other hand, provided took a historical-political
approach to elucidating EDCA. She complemented USEC BATINOs legal approach by
providing a brief but concise historical background leading to the forging of EDCA
within the context of maturing bilateral security dialogue between the US and the
Philippines.

Page 6 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

For ASEC AUSTRIA, EDCA is a milestone political-security agreement by itself

that is mutually beneficial for the Philippines and the US. She emphasized that
EDCA should be properly appreciated as an integral part of a vast network of
agreements and mechanisms that support alliance goals. She stressed that EDCA
does provide the mechanism to accommodate parallel interests within the
framework of Mutual Defense Treaty, namely: recalibration of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines (AFP) from internally focused security force to external defense on
the part of the Philippines and restructuring of the US Armed Forces towards the
development of a limber but more nimble military footprint in the Asia-Pacific
region.
Furthermore, she told that EDCA is a clarificatory agreement. While the
Philippines and the US have been implementing the MDT for 60 years, there is
already the need to clarify the activities to be undertaken and set more precise
rules for a higher level of defense cooperation amidst the evolving regional and
global security environment. Hence, EDCA included provisions on strengthening
capacities for HADR, maritime domain awareness and maritime security.
Later, she provided a chronology of events that led to the current state of
EDCA:

January 2010. Sec. Hillary Clinton made a policy statement outlining the main
elements of the policy that would later become known as the US pivot to
Asia. During the ASEAN Regional Forum in Hanoi in June 2010, Sec. Clinton
made strong pronouncements calling on China to abide by the rule of law and
the peaceful settlement of disputes in the South China Sea. State Department
instituted regular dialogues between the ASEAN Committee in Washington DC
and the Bureau of East Asia and the Pacific.

January 2011. An agreement was reached to establish a Bilateral Security

Dialogue (BSD). The Philippines hosted the 1 st Bilateral Security Dialogue in
Manila in the midst of growing regional tensions over Chinas continued
aggression in the South China Sea. Mindful of the danger of allowing major
security threats to dominate the entire bilateral conversation, the BSD
established working groups on defense and security, economic development
and prosperity, regional and global diplomatic engagement, and the rule of
law. During the 2nd BSD in Washington DC in the same year, the Philippines
and the US continued the same track; however, in the defense and security
working group, discussions began to crystallize on maritime security as the
particular focus. It was also during that dialogue that the possible increased
rotational presence of US personnel in the Philippines was first brought up.

Mid-2012, The first 2+2 Ministerial Consultations was officially launched

which was attended by Sec. Clinton, Sec. Panetta, Sec. Del Rosario, and Sec.
Gazmin. Maritime security continued to be the important agenda both for the
2+2 Ministerial Consultations and 3 rd BSD held in December 2012. At that
time, the US started extending support to the Philippine National Coast Watch
Center (NCWC) through the construction and outfitting of the new NCWC and
the construction of additional Coast Watch stations throughout the country.

Page 7 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

2013. Formal discussions on EDCA began. The Philippine panel committed to

accelerate the AFP modernization program, enhance further maritime
security capabilities, and strengthen ability to work together with US
counterparts in HADR.

March 2014. The 4th BSD was held. The joint statement released after that
meeting reflected the discussions on: the need to strengthen joint
cooperation in training in HADR; the extension of cooperation in the areas of
maritime domain awareness; and the importance of settlement of disputes in
accordance with international law and through diplomatic and other peaceful
means, such as the use of arbitration.

January 2015. The 5th BSD was held in Manila. EDCA has been concluded but
was facing legal challenges in the Supreme Court. Nevertheless, the
delegates during the meeting thus agreed to continue mutually beneficial
efforts to enforce respective national and collective defense capabilities,
including counterterrorism. They also agreed to strengthen maritime security
and maritime domain awareness, and enhance disaster risk management,
disaster preparedness and rapid response.

January 2016. The Supreme Court finally upheld the constitutionality of EDCA.
After which, discussions among the Philippine and US military have begun
leading to the identification of five (5) agreed locations to operationalize
EDCA:
o Antonio Bautista Air Base, Palawan
o Basa Air Base, Pampanga
o Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija
o Lumbia Air Base, Cagayan de Oro
o Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base, Cebu

C. Extra-governmental Perspectives on EDCA

While USEC BATINO and ASEC AUSTRIA provided the so-called insiders view
on EDCA, the reactors fleshed out their observations, analyses and insights on the
said security agreement from an outsiders view. PROF. DE CASTRO began the
discussion by providing a classical geopolitical perspective on EDCA.
PROF. DE CASTRO viewed EDCA from the lens of geopolitics. According to
him, Chinas growing assertiveness in the South China Sea brought geopolitics back
into the Philippine national security thinking. He explained that Chinas strategic
goal is to assert control over the entire first island chain where the South China Sea
is situated. It began its expansionist march as early as 1988, the waning years of
the Cold War. With the withdrawal of the US bases in Subic and Clark in early 1990s
that left a political vacuum, China hastened its advance by physically occupying
some key features in the disputed sea and deploying anti-access/area denial
(A2/AD) weapon systems. PROF. DE CASTRO reiterated that the 2012 Scarborough
Shoal incident provided the impetus for the Philippines and the US to expedite the
implementation of EDCA and deter further Chinese assertiveness.

Page 8 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

MR. BOWER explored the political economic underpinnings of EDCA. He

recalled that, in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s up to
2009, China responded positively to the region: it moved away from the ideological
approach to foreign policy, constructively engaged its neighboring countries by
boosting regional trade and investment, and cultivated strong diplomatic ties. After
2009, however, MR. BOWER noted that China suddenly changed course when it
began drawing the controversial 9-dashed line, triggering anxiety among its
neighboring countries. This is what Clinton responded to in Hanoi, emphasizing that
US has a stake in the stability of South China Seathe freedom of navigation. After
which, he reiterated that the American intent with EDCA is to deepen its overall
engagement and practical security relationship with the Philippines.
MR. POLING extended MR. BOWERs position on EDCA with a security bent. He
told that the agreement is critical to the national interests of both the Philippines
and the US. Philippine national interest is the preservation of exclusivity of its
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). On the other hand, US national interest is threefold:
(1) preservation of international rules and norms, (2) preservation of freedom of
navigation, and (3) maintenance of peaceful and stable relationships with countries
in the region. He elaborated that through EDCA, the US will be empowered to: (1)
assist the Philippines directly with surveillance and maritime domain awareness, (2)
put the US in a position to respond more credibly should Philippine troops, ships and
other vessels come under threat in the South China Sea, and (3) channel funds and
lay down infrastructures in Philippine military bases which, in the long run, will
benefit the AFP.
In a nutshell, PROF. YAKUSHIJI discussed: the East Asian security landscape;
recent developments in Japans bilateral relations with ASEAN, Russia, and the US;
growing regional concern over Chinas assertive actions in its near seas; and the
necessity for collectively ensuring a stable and prosperous Asia-Pacific region. With
regard to China, PROF. YAKUSHIJI disclosed that, for most Japanese bureaucrats and
professionals, Chinas true intention is the fulfilment of what is dubbed as the
Chinese Dream or the recovery of Chinas preeminent position as Asian regional
and global power. According to him, China is bent not simply in positioning itself as
the regional hegemon in the South China Sea, but more importantly, in changing
the international order which will then entail fundamental systemic change in the
political, security and economic realms.
As a response, PROF. YAKUSHIJI echoed the Japanese government stand which
is similar to the official positions of the Philippine, US, and Korean governments:
Any intimidating concept or provocative unilateral action that could alter the status
quo, increase tension and [disrupt] freedom of navigation and overflight [should be
condemned]. He also cited some concrete actions of the Japanese government to
alleviate concern with Chinas assertive behavior: (1) passage of a new legislation
by the Diet on security policy last year which is aimed at strengthening US-Japan
alliance and deterring China by allowing the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to
operate abroad under strict conditions; (2) counterproposal of an Arc of Freedom
and Prosperity with the Philippines, US, South Korea, Australia, India, and other likeminded countries; and (3) bolstering of military-to-military cooperation between the
Japanese and the Philippine armed forces such as the Japanese governments
provision of maritime vessels to the Philippine government.
Page 9 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

Lastly, MS. SHARLAND provided a synthesis of observations, analyses and

insights fleshed out so far by the resource speakers and fellow reactors with regard
to EDCA. She noted that, so far, EDCA has been tackled in two (2) ways: first, as a
comprehensive agreement that covers a wide range of issues, such as capability
development assistance and training in HADR, maritime security, and maritime
domain awareness; and second, as an instrument that seeks to strengthen
Philippine-US alliance in the context of the developments in the South China Sea.
Furthermore, she stressed that EDCA is also a reminder of the value of other
comprehensive partners such as Australia in efforts to address the security
challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. Finally, she brought into the limelight the value
of EDCA in addressing other non-traditional security challenges, such as HADR,
climate change and terrorism
Pre-Forum Public Relations
ORGANIZATI
ON

ARTICLE

PAGE /
LINK

DATE /
NEWSPAPER

ADRi

Filipino business leaders to meet with

US Pacific Command in Hawaii

B-11

May 23, 2016

Manila Bulletin

ADRi

Filipino business leaders to meet with

US Pacific Command in Hawaii

B6

May 23, 2016

BusinessMirror

ADRi

Duterte can scrap EDCA Recto

A2

May 24, 2016

The Manila
Times

ADRi

Next govt urged to strengthen US,

other alliance treaties

B-7

May 24, 2016

Manila Bulletin

ADRi

Think tank: Next government should

strengthen US and other alliance
treaties

A5

May 24, 2016

BusinessMirror

ADRi

Think tank: Duterte admin should

strengthen ties with US, other allies

May 26, 2016

The Philippine
Star

ADRi

Duterte needs credible alliances

A8

May 29, 2016

The Standard

ADRi

US-Philippine relations under Duterte

14

May 29, 2016

The Philippine
Star

ADRi

Maritime confrontation not likely

experts

A2

May 31, 2016

The Manila
Times

Page 10 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

ADRi

PHL-China confrontation in West

Philippine Sea not likelythink tank

A5

May 31, 2016

BusinessMirror

ADRi

West Philippine Sea talks

(photo story)

B1

June 1, 2016
The Standard

ADRi

US, PH thought leaders to hold forum

on EDCA

June 3, 2016
Philippine
Daily Inquirer

ADRi

EDCA impact on security to be tackled

next week

June 4, 2016
The Philippine
Star

ADRi

Pursue regional cooperation with

neighboring countries: ADRi

June 5, 2016
Manila Bulletin

ADRi

Asian nations must resist Chinas

assertive stance

June 5, 2016
BusinessMirror

ADRi

Business groups push peace scenario

in West Philippine Sea

C-2

June 6, 2016
The Philippine
Star

ADRi

Defense experts tackle US-PH deal

A5

June 6, 2016
The Standard

ADRi

Defense authorities to scrutinize,

assess EDCA

June 6, 2016
Manila Bulletin

PAGE /
LINK

DATE /
NEWSPAPER

Post-Forum Public Relations

ARTICLE

EZB

Top US expert says China will pressure

Duterte team in talks

June 6, 2016
The Philippine
Star

EZB

PH urged to build 'int'l consensus'

amid China defiance

June 6, 2016
Rappler

EZB

PH can elevate case vs China before

UN Security Council

June 7, 2016
The Manila
Times

EZB

TERRITORIAL ROW | US think tank

adviser: Bilateral talks with China a
trap

June 7, 2016
InterAksyon

RDC

PHL could lose leverage if Duterte

June 7, 2016

Page 11 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

GMA News
Online

junks EDCA natl security expert

ADR

Duterte advised against talks with

China over disputed waters

June 7, 2016
ABS-CBN News

ADR / forum

Await UNPCA decision before

embarking on bilateral talks: Del
Rosario

June 7, 2016
Manila Bulletin

ADR / forum

Philippines advised against talks with

China over disputed waters

June 8, 2016
InterAksyon

ADR / forum

Duterte told: Wait for tribunal decision

before bilateral talks with China

June 7, 2016
GMA News
Online

forum

Duterte urged to honor security pact

with US

June 7, 2016
ABS-CBN News

forum

Defense, Security experts defend

EDCA

June 7, 2016
DZRH News

forum

Duterte administration expected to

maintain security and peace in the
West PH Sea

June 7, 2016
UNTV News

forum

Possible impact of EDCA bet US and

PH, tackled in a forum
(video)

June 7, 2016
NewsLife, PTV

forum

Epekto ng EDCA sa seguridad sa AsiaPacific inilatag sa isinagawang forum

June 7, 2018
Bombo Radyo
Philippines

forum

Will Duterte support US-PH military

agreement?
(video)

June 7, 2016
The World
Tonight, ANC

forum

Favorable ruling on sea row to give PH

leverage
(video)

June 8, 2016
CNN
Philippines

RDC / forum

Philippines needs EDCA - Foreign

Relations experts
(video)

+|
video

June 8, 2016
Eagle News

forum

Talks should be held after court issues

sea ruling

A2

June 8, 2016
The Manila
Times

ADR / forum

Not yet, Ex-DFA Chief says on sea

June 8, 2016

Page 12 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

talks with China

Malaya
Business
Insight

ADR

Duterte must honor EDCA

commitment

10

June 8, 2016
The Philippine
Star

Greg Poling

US, PH urged to commit to EDCA

June 8, 2016
Manila Bulletin

forum

PH needs to develop a reliable Coast

Guard in West PH Sea

June 8, 2016
Manila Bulletin

EZB / forum

States will challenge China's planned

South China Sea air defense zone - US
expert

June 8, 2016
InterAksyon

EZB

Bilaterals with China hit

A4

June 8, 2016
The Standard

EZB

US closely watching Duterte, says

expert

Front
Page
+ A6

June 8, 2016
Philippine Daily
Inquirer

EZB

Bilateral talks with China a necessary

risk?
(video)

June 8, 2016
CNN
Philippines

June 9. 2016
Philippine Daily
Inquirer

Greg Poling

PH, US must honor Edca

List of Participants
NAME

POSITION

ORGANIZATION

Sec. Albert Del

Rosario

Former Secretary, CoChairman

DFA, ADRi

Dr. Fermin De Leon

President

NDCP

Prof. Renato De
Castro

Convenor, National Security

and East Asian Affairs
Program

ADRi

Prof. Katsuyuki
Yakushiji

Professor, Faculty of
Sociology

Toyo University

Gregory Poling

Director, Asia Maritime

CSIS

Page 13 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

Transparency Initiative
Ernest Bower

Chairman, Southeast Asia

Program

CSIS

Senior Analyst

Australian Strategic Policy

Institute

Lisa Sharland
Sec. Roilo Golez

Former NSA

Rene Abad
Director

Philippine Aerospace
Development Corp

Asec. Danilo L.
Encinas

Assistant Secretary

OPAPP

Asec. Roy O.
Deveraturda

Assistant Secretary

DND

Dir. Rolando G. Jungco

Executive Vice President

NDCP

Philip Romualdez

Board Member

ADRi

DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Amb. Amanda Gorely

Ambassador

Australian Embassy

Capt. Brad White

Defense Attache

Australian Embassy

Richard Rogers

Counsellor

Australian Embassy

Anna Sutiyano

Second Secretary

Australian Embassy

Francis Perdon

Research Officer, Foreign

Policy

Australian Embassy

Karina Doherty

Second Secretary

Australian Embassy

Amb. Kok Li Peng

Ambassador

Singapore Embassy

Tettyana Jasli

First Secretary

Singapore Embassy

Sarah Aurelio

Research Officer

Singapore Embassy

Matthew De Wit

Deputy Chief of Mission

New Zealand Embassy

Min. Hiroyuki Uchida

Head of Chancery

Japanese Embassy

Alex Estrada

Staff

Japanese Embassy

Nestor Paned

Staff

Japanese Embassy

Yudai Ueno

First Secretary

Japanese Embassy

Page 14 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

Seiki Frudate

First Secretary

Japanese Embassy

Miwa Yamatoya

Second Secretary

Japanese Embassy

Fenny Maharani

Second Secretary

Indonesia Embassy

Marc Jackson

Unit Chief, Political Military

and External Affairs

US Embassy

Neil Philips

Political Section

US Embassy

Min. Younghyo Park

Minister-Counsellor

South Korean Embassy

Mr. Mohd Mor Nazrul

Imran

Second Secretary

Malaysian Embassy

Alemal Mustaf

Malaysian Embassy

Col. Hamzah Ali

Defense Attache

Malaysian Embassy

Ms. Le Thi Thu Thuy

Second Secretary

Vietnamese Embassy

Jonelle John S.
Domingo

Principal Assistant

DFA

ACADEME
Dwight Tan
Research Assistant

UP Institute of Maritime
Affairs and Law of the Sea

Lucio B. Pitlo III LLM

Assistant Professorial
Lecturer

International Studies
Department

Robin Garcia

Lecturer

UP/DLSU

Sophia Natividad

Student

Wesllesley College

Professor

UP Diliman, Contemporary
China Studies

Chief, Research and Speical

Studies Division

NDCP

Aileen Baviera
Rostum "Otum" J.
Bautista, MNSA

MILITARY SECTOR
LTGen. Edilberto Adan
AFP

President

AGFO Inc.

Capt Juario C.
Marayag

Director, Office of Naval

Strategic Studies

Philippine Navy

Col. Ernest Lee

SDO/DATT/Chief, JUSMAG-

JUSMAG

Page 15 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

Philippines
Col. Laguda

OJ5-AFP

Col. Teoflo Bailon PAF

A2

Philippine Air Force

Col. Jeffrey C.
Hechanova (MNSA)
PAF

Assistant Chief of Air Staff of

Plans, A5

Philippine Air Force

Col. Fermin M.
Carangan (GSC)

Deputy, A8

Philippine Air Force

LRC Marlon T. Hardillo

PAF (GSC)

Assistant Director, AFP

Wargaming Center

AFP Command and General

Staff College

LCdR Clyde Domingo

PN

Deputy Director

Philippine Navy

LCDR Wilmo M.
Maquirang PCG

Operations Officer

Philippine Coastguard

Col. Doroteo jose

Jalandoni

Head, JCTC

AFP Command and General

Staff Course

LTJG Angela M. Naval

PCG

OCG2

Philippine Coastguard

MAJ Rowan L. Rimas

PN (M) (GSC)

Deputy, Assistant Chief for

Operations, C3

AFP Command and General

Staff College

Capt. Rommel JC Ong

AJ3

O/J3

Faysah Abdullah

SDRO

OASAIA

PNP-MG Liason Officer

National Coast Watch

Center

Office of the Deputy Chief of

Staff

Office of Special Studies,

Strategic Management
Office (OSSSM), AFP

Research Assistant

Office of Special Studies,

Strategic Management
Office (OSSSM), AFP

CiPOL ONSS

Office of Naval Strategic

Studies (ONSS)

Detail-PCVF

Presidential Commission on

PSINP Mirelye Marcial

Lenoa
Col. Francis Alaurin

Ann Bajo

LCDR Roselle A. Abud

Coll. Hidalgo

Page 16 of 16

ADRi-NDCP Forum on Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Implementing the

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement: Insights on the Bilateral Security Dialogue

Values Formation (PCVF)

CIVILIAN SECTOR
Berthold Leimbach

Resident Representative

FES

Suyin Lee

Executive Director

Asia Society Philippines

Chairman

Institute for Strategic and

Development Studies

Zack Cooper

Japan Fellow

CSIS

Raymond Garcia

Member

Philippines Inc.

Ramond D. Bandong
Jr.

Research Assistant

Institute for Strategic and

Development Studies

Billy Pascua

Political Officer

Office of Sen. Trillanes

Rey Llaneta

Economic Adviser

Government of Guam

Edcel John A. Ibarra

Foreign Affair Research

Specialist I

Foreign Service Institute

MC Abad, Jr.

Page 17 of 16