Now known as "Balikatan," a Filipino word meaning "shoulder to shoulder," it is the biggest of the several military exercises, in the field or classroom, held annually by the two countries in ...

MANILA – New military sites designated under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the Philippines allowed forces during the bilateral Balikatan exercise to test their ...

Washington announced last month that their annual Balikatan exercise with the Philippines would be their largest ever - involving more than 17,000 troops, including 12,000 from the US. The two ...

The Typhon missile system has raised tensions between Manila and Beijing after its deployment in US-Philippine military ...

Though Duterte has certainly been a damper on Balikatan thus far, officials also have a point about its enduring relevance. A look at what is in store for the largest drills between the two allies ...

This year’s Balikatan exercises focus on territorial defense in two of the most sensitive fault lines in the China-U.S. rivalry: the disputed South China Sea and the Bashi Channel. The exercises ...

Credit goes to the United States’ F-35 using a laser-guided bomb unit,” Colonel Michael Logico, spokesman for Exercise Balikatan, told The Straits Times. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos ...