US says military exercises with Philippines 'purely defensive', for force readiness
U.S.-Philippine military exercises are longstanding, "purely defensive" and intended to maintain force readiness and preserve ...
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US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot
The changes were made Thursday in the wake of an executive order Trump signed calling for the federal government to define ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 14.
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AFP shifts focus to external defense as CPP-NPA front down to 1
No guerrilla fronts remain active across the country today. Only seven weakened groups remain to be dismantled, and they are the subject of focused operations. But along with the assertion of ...
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2 NPA commanders killed in Agusan Sur clash
Two ranking members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a recent encounter with government forces in Agusan del Sur province, the Philippine Army reported Friday. In a statement, the 401st ...
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WWII vets return to the Philippines eight decades after Manila liberation
Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th ...
US Ally Makes 'Dream' Submarine Plans To Counter China
The Philippines awaits the first of 10 ships it ordered from South Korea as Manila's military chief touts the idea of buying subs.
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Philippines, France explore military collaboration
French Joint Commander for Asia Pacific Rear Admiral Guillaume Pinget visited the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on ...
San Diego mayor quietly visited Philippines last week, despite city pause on nonessential travel
Three months ago, confronting a budget crisis that has prompted a doubling of parking rates and cavalcade of proposed fee increases and service cuts, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said he was suspending ...