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U.S. Embassy in the Philippines Charge d’Affaires John Law, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana, and senior Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command representatives participate in the closing ceremony of the Balikatan Exercise. (Photos by SN1 Donald Viluan PN/PAOAFP) QUEZON CITY, Apr. 25 -- Service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Armed Forces concluded the 36th iteration of Balikatan Exercise on Friday, April ...

The 36th iteration of the annual “Balikatan” exercises between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US military formally started on Monday

Amid the brewing tension in the West Philippine Sea following the massing of Chinese vessels in Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun Reef), the United States on Monday assured that it will continue to seek ways to strengthen its security cooperation with the Philippines. US Charge d’Affaires John Law made

Published April 12, 2021, 4:32 PM Not even the dangers posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic could stop the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States military from holding the 36th iteration of the “Balikatan” Exercise as it officially kicked off the joint drills on Monday, April 12, at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. AFP Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana declares the official start of the scaled down 36th Balikatan Exercise on 12 April 2021 at the Gen...