Kinumpirma ng National Security Council na walang military bases ang bansang Amerika saan mang panig ng Pilipinas.

Kasunod ito ng mga pagkabahala kaugnay sa retaliation na ikinakasa ng bansang Iran matapos itong paulanan ng airstrikes ng Estados Unidos at Israel kamakailan.

Sa pahayag ng ahensya, na ibinahagi ni Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary at Palace Press Officer Atty. Claire Castro sa press briefing ng PCO nitong Lunes, Marso 2, nagbigay sila ng paglilinaw patungkol sa nasabing usapin.

“There are no American military bases in the Philippines,” saad ng National Security Council.

Giit nila, “The sites referred to under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) are Philippine military bases that remain under the full ownership, control, and management of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).”

Paglilinaw pa nila, nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa iba pang ahensya upang siguruhing sila ay may kaalaman ukol sa nagaganap na tensyon sa rehiyon ng Gitnang Silangan.

“The National Security Council, in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Department of National Defense, and other concerned agencies, continues to closely monitor developments in the Middle East,” anang ahensya.

“At this time, tensions remained confined to the region, and there is no verified threat to Philippine territory, including our military facilities,” anila.

“So, we urge [the] public to remain calm, exercise discernment, and be vigilant against disinformation,” pagtatapos nila.

KAUGNAY NA BALITA: DND, AFP, atbp., mahigpit na nakabantay sa giriang nagaganap sa Middle East-Balita

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