CLAVERIA, Cagayan – Donning full military battle gears and equipped with high-powered firearms, Filipino and American marine troopers swooped down on a beach here aboard amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) and military helicopters as part of an amphibious landing exercise on Thursday, March 31....
After being postponed and scaled down in the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the “Balikatan” Exercise was formally launched by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States military at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Monday, March 28. BALIKATAN OPENING -- Gen. Andres...
The Philippine Army (PA) and the United States Army have finished the first-ever US-validated jungle operations training course as part of this year’s Salaknib Exercise at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, the military said Saturday, March 26. (Courtesy of Philippine Army) Around 100 troops from the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US optimism that a deal to restore the 2015 agreement to limit Iran's nuclear developed has soured, with the State Department warning Tuesday it was headed toward "Plan B" if Tehran doesn't budge. Just a week ago Washington officials were hopeful that an agreement that...
Around 8,900 military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces will participate in the Balikatan 2022, the largest-ever iteration of the Philippine-led drills that will take place across Luzon from March 28 to April 8. (Photo courtesy of the US...
IRPIN, Ukraine – A US journalist was shot dead and another wounded on Sunday in Irpin, a frontline suburb of Kyiv that has witnessed some of the fiercest fighting since Russia invaded Ukraine. Video documentary maker Brent Renaud, 50, was working for Time Studios on a project about global...
WASHINGTON, United States – US President Joe Biden authorized $200 million in additional military equipment for Ukraine Saturday, as Russia widens its bombardment and pummels civilian areas. Washington already authorized $350 million of military equipment on February 26 -- the largest such...
WASHINGTON, United States – Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a "serious escalation" that will be punished with fresh sanctions. According to North...
The Department of Finance (DOF) announced the launch of a new project that aims to assist six climate-vulnerable cities in adapting to, and mitigating the effects of, climate change. On Thursday, March 10, the DOF launched the $15 million, or P750 million, five-year Climate Resilient Cities (CRC)...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, March 9, that there will be no impact on the country’s national security if the reported takeover of an abandoned shipyard in Subic Bay, Zambales by a United States private equity firm will push through. Overview...
Senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday said the Philippines and the United States should benefit equally from the PH-US mutual defense treaty. Former Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito “As the name of the treaty suggests, Mutual Defense Treaty, dapat po ito ay...
Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, deputy commander of the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), visited the Philippine Army (PA) headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Tuesday, March 1, to tackle plans that will enhance military cooperation between both countries. Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane,...
