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[Title] => Balikatan 2025: 4 European nations join as observers for the first time
[Summary] => The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Poland have sent observers to the Philippines, joining 15 other nations watching the Philippines' and the United States' three-week joint military drills.
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[Title] => 'Philippines will not participate in any Taiwan conflict'
[Summary] => Philippine troops will not "participate" in any potential conflict between China and Taiwan, a ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines official said on Monday, April 21.
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[Title] => Balikatan 2025 to feature 'ship-killer' system in 'full battle test'
[Summary] => President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had reportedly requested to watch a specific simulation in person.
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[Title] => AFP: Japan, Australia may join Balikatan
[Summary] => Japan, Australia and other like-minded states are again expected to participate in this year’s Balikatan exercises led by Filipino and American troops scheduled to begin this month.
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[Title] => Balikatan 2025 to tackle information warfare, malign influence, says AFP
[Summary] => To address modern challenges, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Thursday, April 3, that this year’s annual Balikatan exercises will prepare the military for malign influence operations and information warfare.
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[Title] => Pilipinas-US sanib pwersa sa banta ng China
[Summary] => Inihayag ni US Defense Chief Pete Hegseth kay Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., matapos makipagpulong sa Malakanyang na dapat magsanib puwersa at magtulungan ang Pilipinas at Estados Unidos sa harap ng banta na dulot ng China sa West Philippine Sea bilang pagsisimula ng isang tour sa mga kaalyadong bansa sa Pacific na maaaring maapektuhan ng lumalaking iskandalo tungkol sa mga nag-leak na plano para sa mga military strikes.
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[Title] => 2025 war games ng US, Philippines simula na sa Abril
[Summary] => Sa darating na Abril ng taong sisimulan ang Balikatan joint military exercises na lalahukan ng libong sundalong mga Amerikano at tropa ng Armed Forces of the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2025-03-26 00:00:00
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[Title] => Gov’t to buy US missile launcher system Typhon?
[Summary] => Discreetly flown into the country last April, the Typhon mid-range capability missile system was deployed during the 39th Balikatan US-Phl joint military exercises, held a few days later (April 22 to May 10).
[DatePublished] => 2024-11-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => Philippine, French air forces conduct joint flight drills
[Summary] => The exercise included basic fighter maneuvers between the two air forces, with the PAF’s FA-50 fighters and the French multi-role fighter aircraft Rafale participating.
[DatePublished] => 2024-07-30 18:43:00
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[Title] => Philippines, US fire at 'invasion' force in South China Sea war games
[Summary] => US and Filipino troops fired missiles and artillery at an imaginary "invasion" force during war games on the Philippines' northern coast, days after their governments objected to China's "dangerous" actions in regional waters.
[DatePublished] => 2024-05-06 13:55:00
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[AuthorName] => Faith Brown
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[Title] => 'Philippines will not participate in any Taiwan conflict'
[Summary] => Philippine troops will not "participate" in any potential conflict between China and Taiwan, a ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines official said on Monday, April 21.
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[Title] => Balikatan 2025 to feature 'ship-killer' system in 'full battle test'
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[Title] => AFP: Japan, Australia may join Balikatan
[Summary] => Japan, Australia and other like-minded states are again expected to participate in this year’s Balikatan exercises led by Filipino and American troops scheduled to begin this month.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-04 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan
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[Title] => Balikatan 2025 to tackle information warfare, malign influence, says AFP
[Summary] => To address modern challenges, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Thursday, April 3, that this year’s annual Balikatan exercises will prepare the military for malign influence operations and information warfare.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-03 19:07:00
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[AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz
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[Title] => Pilipinas-US sanib pwersa sa banta ng China
[Summary] => Inihayag ni US Defense Chief Pete Hegseth kay Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., matapos makipagpulong sa Malakanyang na dapat magsanib puwersa at magtulungan ang Pilipinas at Estados Unidos sa harap ng banta na dulot ng China sa West Philippine Sea bilang pagsisimula ng isang tour sa mga kaalyadong bansa sa Pacific na maaaring maapektuhan ng lumalaking iskandalo tungkol sa mga nag-leak na plano para sa mga military strikes.
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[Title] => 2025 war games ng US, Philippines simula na sa Abril
[Summary] => Sa darating na Abril ng taong sisimulan ang Balikatan joint military exercises na lalahukan ng libong sundalong mga Amerikano at tropa ng Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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[Title] => Gov’t to buy US missile launcher system Typhon?
[Summary] => Discreetly flown into the country last April, the Typhon mid-range capability missile system was deployed during the 39th Balikatan US-Phl joint military exercises, held a few days later (April 22 to May 10).
[DatePublished] => 2024-11-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => Philippine, French air forces conduct joint flight drills
[Summary] => The exercise included basic fighter maneuvers between the two air forces, with the PAF’s FA-50 fighters and the French multi-role fighter aircraft Rafale participating.
[DatePublished] => 2024-07-30 18:43:00
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[AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
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[Title] => Philippines, US fire at 'invasion' force in South China Sea war games
[Summary] => US and Filipino troops fired missiles and artillery at an imaginary "invasion" force during war games on the Philippines' northern coast, days after their governments objected to China's "dangerous" actions in regional waters.
[DatePublished] => 2024-05-06 13:55:00
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[AuthorName] => Faith Brown
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