Malacañan Palace 14 April 2016 President Benigno S. Aquino III received United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and other members of the US Department of Defense (DOD) to talk about the two countries’ Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), the US Maritime Security Initiative for South East Asia, and the ongoing Balikatan exercises among the continue reading : Courtesy Call of US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter