President Duterte Allows Balikatan Exercise Between PH, US Forces

Balikatan Exercise

Balikatan Exercise Between PH, US Forces Allowed By President Duterte The annual Balikatan Exercise between Philippines and US forces were allowed by President Rodrigo Duterte, according to Defense Secretary Lorenzana. On Monday (November 07, 2016), Lorenzana said in an interview that the president allowed Balikatan exercise to continue but disabled the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and … Read more

US Navy Held Coordinated Sea Patrols with Philippines and Malaysia

One of the world’s strongest Navy, the United Stats Navy held a coordinated sea patrols with both the Philippine and Malaysian Navies in the Sulu Sea. The joint sea patrols by the three navies was conducted after a spate of ship hijackings by Islamist militants early this year. A high-ranking official of the U.S Navy … Read more