MANILA, Philippines  (ENS) — The Senate started hearings Tuesday (May 13)  examining the provisions of the recently signed Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States.  The hearings were conducted by the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  In the hearing conducted by the two senate committees, Defense Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo Batino, the chair of the EDCA Panel, said that the public should […]