The United States and the Philippinesannounced on Feb. 2, 2023, that the U.S. is expanding its military presence across more military bases in the Southeast Asian country, giving the U.S.a potential advantagein its efforts to thwart China’s possible efforts to take...
The US military bases in the Philippines have been a subject of great political debate and controversy. With the upcoming renegotiation of the treaty covering the presence of the US military bases in the Philippines, it is worthwhile to review the main arguments for and against the extension of...
The United States and the Philippines are conducting joint air and maritime patrols in the South China Sea, which come as the two countries step up cooperation in the face of growingly aggressive Chinese activity in the area.
In 1903, the US declared 3420 hectares of land in Pampanga, 80 kilometres north of Manila, a US military reservation for its cavalry. This Tort Stotsenburg' was enlarged to accommodate Clark Airfield in 1918. Today, Subic Naval Base, headquarters of the US Seventh Fleet, and Clark Air ...
The United States and the Philippines announced an expansion of America's military presence there on Thursday, with U.S. forces granted access to four more military bases in an effort to ramp up deterrence against China. CBS News' Anne-Marie Gr
The US military has also used spy balloons, including in an exercise with the Philippines in the Bashi Channel from March to April 2022. Made of polyethylene plastic, the balloon can be used for communications, navigation and remote sensing for more than 45 days at a time, according to Mizar...
A suspected spy balloon released from the Philippines is captured on a commercial satellite image near the Philippines on April 2, 2022 during a US-Philippines joint exercise. Photo: Courtesy of MizarVision The US military has also used spy balloons, including in an exercise with the Philippines...
Tan said other countries have no right to make irresponsible remarks about these actions. He added China has expressed serious concerns about the US' development to new military bases the Philippines on multiple occasions. "Currently, the US is strengthening its military deployment in the South Chin...
edca allows u.s. access to philippine bases for joint training, pre-positioning of equipment and building of facilities such as runways, fuel storage and military housing, but it is not a permanent presence. while the philippines has yet to formally identify the sites, ...
Manila: The US military bases, which will house increased number of American soldiers in the Philippines, will remain in Philippine military bases for less than 20 years, a position held by the Philippine government during talks with US representatives, a senior official said. ...