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From the Manila, Philippines report, United States President Donald Trump underscored the strategic importance of the proposed ammunition manufacturing facility in Subic Bay in Zambales, saying it would boost both Philippine defense capabilities and US military readiness.
According to the report, President Trump said that it’s very important; otherwise, we wouldn’t have approved it. He announced it during a press conference at the White House after his bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who is in the US for a three-day official visit.
The report also stated that the proposed joint project, which will be built in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, is part of a broader US-Philippines defense cooperation agenda under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), amid rising tensions in the South China Sea and the wider Indo-Pacific region.
In addition to the report, the US House Committee on Appropriations ordered its Department of Defense, State Department, and the International Development Finance Corp. to assess The Subic site, a former US naval base turned commercial hub, has long been considered a strategic location due to its proximity to the West Philippine Sea, a resource-rich area within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone that overlaps with the vast South China Sea, which is being claimed entirely by China.
Source: PNA
Image of President Trump and President Marcos
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and US President Donald J. Trump shake hands at the White House before their bilateral meeting on Wednesday (July 23, 2025). Speaking to the press, Trump expressed his admiration for the Filipino people, as well as for Marcos, saying, "We love them and we respect their leader." (PCO photo)
According to the report, President Trump said that it’s very important; otherwise, we wouldn’t have approved it. He announced it during a press conference at the White House after his bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who is in the US for a three-day official visit.
The report also stated that the proposed joint project, which will be built in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, is part of a broader US-Philippines defense cooperation agenda under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), amid rising tensions in the South China Sea and the wider Indo-Pacific region.
In addition to the report, the US House Committee on Appropriations ordered its Department of Defense, State Department, and the International Development Finance Corp. to assess The Subic site, a former US naval base turned commercial hub, has long been considered a strategic location due to its proximity to the West Philippine Sea, a resource-rich area within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone that overlaps with the vast South China Sea, which is being claimed entirely by China.
Source: PNA
Image of President Trump and President Marcos
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and US President Donald J. Trump shake hands at the White House before their bilateral meeting on Wednesday (July 23, 2025). Speaking to the press, Trump expressed his admiration for the Filipino people, as well as for Marcos, saying, "We love them and we respect their leader." (PCO photo)
