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Philippine Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te briefs the media on the highest court's decision declaring the constitutionality of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement or EDCA, in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. The court declared as constitutional on Tuesday the 10-year defense pact that allows American forces, warships and planes to temporarily base in local military camps in a boost to U.S. efforts to reassert its presence in Asia, where China has loomed large. "EDCA is not constitutionally infirm as an executive agreement," Te said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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