MANILA, Philippines, After the completion of this year’s Balikatan exercises on May 9, Filipino and American troops will also hold joint military drills in Batanes and Palawan, which are key provinces in the country’s defense amid growing regional tensions over Beijing’s acts of aggression in the South China Sea.
Batanes is the province nearest to Taiwan, while Palawan faces the West Philippine Sea, whose waters are within the Philippines’ 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone. TEST-FIRING DRONE KILLER The Marine Air Defense Integrated System (Madis) is deployed at the “Balikatan” exercises in San Antonio, Zambales, on Sunday said GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
TEST-FIRING DRONE KILLER The Marine Air Defense Integrated System (Madis) is deployed at the “Balikatan” exercises in San Antonio, Zambales, on Sunday said GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines, After the completion of this year’s Balikatan exercises on May 9, 2025 Filipino and American troops will also hold joint military drills in Batanes and Palawan, which are key provinces in the country’s defense amid growing regional tensions over Beijing’s acts of aggression in the South China Sea.
Batanes is the province nearest to Taiwan, while Palawan faces the West Philippine Sea, whose waters are within the Philippines’ 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone. The joint exercise called “Kamandag,” an acronym in Filipino for “cooperation of the warriors of the sea,” will be held from May 26 to June 6.
Participants include members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, and the United Kingdom Armed Forces.
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