United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson visited and inspected a US-funded gas depot being constructed within the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu-Lapu City.
Carlson mentioned 28% of the gas depot was already accomplished, in response to the “24 Oras Weekend” report on Saturday.
The air base is likely one of the initially designated websites for the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the US.
The gas depot is ready for completion both in September or October.
It has two tanks with a capability of 40,000 gallons, with development price of P150 million.
This undertaking is included within the settlement between the Philippines and the US for navy modernization.
“This is a Philippine military base. The Philippine Air Force determines who can fuel up there,” mentioned Carlson. “So primarily, that’s going to be Philippine military.”
The ambassador added that, as soon as accomplished, the positioning would improve interoperability of the US and Philippine armed forces.
“But that site belongs to the Philippines,” Carlson emphasised.
Carlson additionally visited the Mactan Export Processing Zone, Cebu Provincial Capitol, and a few historic locations in Cebu. —LBG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
