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The Exercise Balikatan will center on four major drills: command post exercise, cyber defense exercise, field training exercise, and humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) activities.

US CDC IN MANILA. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Philippines Country Director Dr. Romel Lacson (left) receives the memorandum of understanding from Dr. Anjo Fabellon of the Department of Health-Bureau of International Health Cooperation.The US CDCofficially opened this month a new country office in Manila as part of its commitment to strengthen and expand its existing cooperation with the DOH to advance a broad range of shared health priorities, including increased health security...

(PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Gen. Andres Centino said this year's "Balikatan" exercises served as an opportunity for Manila to showcase and test the capabilities of military assets that it has acquired and developed in the past few years. Speaking at the closing ceremony of this year's exercises on Friday, Centino said these include the new air assets of the AFP like the S-70i Black Hawk and the AgustaWestland helicopters, the ...

MANILA - The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has so far allocated PHP1 billion worth of humanitarian assistance to communities affected by last month's Typhoon Odette. The assistance was coursed through USAID's food aid, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. Among those distributed were 129,400 family food packs from the Department of Social Welfare to Caraga, Central Visayas, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas, and other parts of Luzo...

MANILA - The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has so far allocated PHP1 billion worth of humanitarian assistance to communities affected by last month's Typhoon Odette. The assistance was coursed through USAID's food aid, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs. Among those distributed were 129,400 family food packs from the Department of Social Welfare to Caraga, Central Visayas, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas, and other parts of Luzo...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. thanked the United States for its additional P950-million donation to the Philippines as part of the ongoing relief operations in typhoon Odette-affected areas on Wednesday, Dec. 29. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and US Embassy in the Philippines Ch

(File photo) MANILA - The United States government on Wednesday announced an additional USD19 million (approximately PHP950 million) in humanitarian aid to help communities affected by Typhoon Odette, bringing its total assistance to the Philippines to more than PHP1 billion. "The United States is pleased to announce additional and significant assistance of PHP950 million, which brings our total amount of aid for Typhoon Odette to over PHP1 billion. We stand steadfast with our long-standing...

MANILA - The Chinese and United States governments on Wednesday announced an additional PHP60 million in humanitarian aid to help augment the Philippines' relief efforts in the Visayas and Mindanao following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said China coursed its USD1 million (approximately PHP50 million) cash donation to the Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday morning. "As good friends and good neighbors, we were...

MANILA - The Chinese and United States governments on Tuesday announced an additional PHP60 million in humanitarian aid to help augment the Philippines' relief efforts in the Visayas and Mindanao following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said China coursed its USD1 million (approximately PHP50 million) cash donation to the Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday morning. "As good friends and good neighbors, we were sad...

MANILA - Malacanang on Wednesday thanked countries and organizations for their outpouring of support to areas affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said these countries and organizations have pledged financial and in-kind assistance. "We are likewise grateful to our friends in the international community, partners, and allies for their offers of assistance," Nograles said in a Palace press briefing. "These ...