US troops in Philippines to train army for anti-terror campaignMIRIAM DONOHOE
US returns looted Balangiga church bells to Philippines after 117 years Recent reports indicate that Trump has sought the withdrawal of some or all of the 28,000 US troops in South Korea, and has considered using the US presence as a bargaining chip in nuclear negotiations with North Korea. ...
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.
This past weekend, Batan hosted exercises where Philippine and US troops defended against an aggressor, part of the allies’largest joint drillin more than 30 years as they seek to strengthen military ties in the face of an increasingly assertive China. The island has long been a backwater whe...
the U.S. has established four additional bases in the Philippines, extended Free Compact deals with the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau to secure its military presence in both nations, and signed a historic military pact with Papua New Guinea allowing U.S. troops to use the country'...
The Philippines and United States kicked off 10 days of joint exercises Tuesday with an opening ceremony in Manila. – AFP photo MANILA (Oct 16): Thousands of US and Filipino troops launched joint exercises in the northern and western Philippines on Tuesday, after China held huge ...
Trillanes, chairman of the Senate committee on national defense and security and a vice presidential candidate, said that there is no truth to the claim that the country is giving up its sovereignty by allowing US troops to set up military bases under the EDCA. ...
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Minding the Polls Using his own considerable experience as an election observer and organizer of observation missions, he selects a handful of well-chosen case studies鈥擟ambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe鈥攖hat provide generalizable insights... J Elklit - 《Journal of Democracy》...
In return, the U.S. has invested in the Philippines’ economy and military, most recently sending $500 million in long-term military aid. With that funding, Manila is buying equipment that will help it monitor its waterways, in particular those in the South China Sea where China h...