Teodoro bares plans for Balabac, Palawan air and naval base

Teodoro bares plans for Balabac, Palawan air and naval base

An airbase and naval station are being eyed to be built in Balabac

Why the DND is building a runway and Philippine Navy station on Balabac Island

**media[17672]**The Department of National Defense (DND) will construct an airstrip and a Philippine Navy (PN) station on Balabac Island in Palawan, one of the nine Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites agreed upon by the Philippines and the United States. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the runway will be jointly used by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).“Balabac is a…