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President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. attends the Balikatan Exercises - Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercises (CJLLFX) at the Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Yummie Dingding, PPA pool/File

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. attends the Balikatan Exercises - Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercises (CJLLFX) at the Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Present during the event were US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, National Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, Spokesperson and team leader of the 38th Balikatan Exercise and executive agent of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Col Mike Logico, Ilocos Norte First District Representative Sandro Marcos and other Armed Forces generals during the viewing of live fire exercises conducted by US and Philippine forces. Yummie Dingding, PPA pool

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PH-US MILITARY EXERCISE

Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171334540043420230426-marcos-balikatan-zambales-PPA21.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. attends the Balikatan Exercises - Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercises (CJLLFX) at the Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Yummie Dingding, PPA pool/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. attends the Balikatan Exercises - Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercises (CJLLFX) at the Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. <em>Yummie Dingding, PPA pool/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Philippines has extended an invitation for Japan to participate in next year’s Balikatan military exercises between the militaries of the Philippines and the United States, an official confirmed Wednesday. </p><p>Col Michael Logico, spokesperson for the 2024 Balikatan Exercises, said in a televised briefing that Japan has expressed interest to join this year’s annual joint exercises as early as October of 2023.</p><p>“So we sent an invitation. However, October was really too late for them to commit to any participation aside from sending observers,” Logico said. </p><p>Because of the lack of time to prepare, the Japanese Self Defense Force will instead be sending observers to this year’s Balikatan exercises, which will start on Monday, April 22. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/15/marcos-jr-says-inclusion-of-japan-in-balikatan-exercises-a-good-move-605"></a><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(29, 29, 29);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><a class="fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/15/marcos-jr-says-inclusion-of-japan-in-balikatan-exercises-a-good-move-605">Marcos Jr says inclusion of Japan in Balikatan exercises a good move</a> </span></div><p>“So tama po, mayroong mga observers coming from JSDF, iyong Japanese Self Defense Force. But, I will say as early as now, we are already extending the invitation for Japan to take part in the next Balikatan exercise,” he said.</p><p>(So there will be observers coming from JSDF, the Japanese Self Defense Force But, I will say as early as now, we are already extending the invitation for Japan to take part in the next Balikatan exercise.) </p><p>“So as early as the concept development po, kasama na po iyong representatives from Japan so that we can firm up a wider participation from the armed forces po ng Japan,” Logico continued. </p><p>(So as early as the concept development, representatives from Japan will be included so that we can firm up a wider participation from the armed forces of Japan.) </p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. earlier said that he has no objection to the inclusion of Japan in the annual Balikatan exercises military exercises, adding that their participation will help maintain the peace and stability, freedom of navigation and adhere “totally and completely, and constantly to the rule of international law” particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).  </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/16/ph-us-french-navies-to-conduct-maritime-exercise-in-wps-for-balikatan-1422"></a><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(29, 29, 29);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/16/ph-us-french-navies-to-conduct-maritime-exercise-in-wps-for-balikatan-1422">PH, US, French navies to conduct maritime exercise in WPS for Balikatan</a> </span></div><p>Logico, meanwhile, says that the 2024 Balikatan exercises is expected to be the largest ever, with around 11,000 American soldiers and over 5,000 Filipino soldiers expected to participate. </p><p>&quot;Mayroon din tayong mga participants from the Australian Defense Force (ADF), more or less, mga 150. And we are expecting the participation po ng Marine Nationale, iyong French Navy. They will be sending a frigate to take part in the multilateral maritime exercises off the coast of Palawan, western portion,&quot; Logico said. </p><p>(We also have participants from the Australian Defense Force (ADF), more or less, about 150. And we are expecting the participation of the Marine Nationale, the French Navy. They will be sending a frigate to take part in the multilateral maritime exercises off the coast of Palawan, western portion.) </p><p>The official said that the Balikatan exercises will also involve other Philippine agencies such as the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Coast Guard, as he noted the &quot;evolving&quot; nature of the annual military exercises. </p><p>“In the earlier Balikatan which I have been involved din, nag-umpisa po tayo sa mga tactical level exercises, small units focusing on tactics. Ngayon po, when we are already progressing, we are elevating Balikatan to evolve into more at the operational level and also involve other agencies,” he said. </p><p>(In the earlier Balikatan in which I have also been involved, we started with tactical level exercises, small units focusing on tactics. Now, when we are already progressing, we are elevating Balikatan to evolve into more at the operational level and also involve other agencies.)</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/20/16-000-sundalo-mula-pilipinas-at-us-lalahok-sa-balikatan-2024-1650"></a><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(29, 29, 29);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/20/16-000-sundalo-mula-pilipinas-at-us-lalahok-sa-balikatan-2024-1650">16,000 sundalo mula Pilipinas at US lalahok sa Balikatan 2024</a></span></div><p><span style="color:rgb(29, 29, 29);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"></span>“So, we can categorize this as an inter-agency effort ‘no. So we are—tama po iyon, we are involving also the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Coast Guard because these are also stakeholders when it comes to security, these are all security practitioners. So, aside from coast guard ay mayroon pa diyan – iyong Office of Civil Defense, from the Department of National Defense, some representatives of Department of Foreign Affairs and the DICT.” </p><p>(So, we can categorize this as an inter-agency effort. So we are—that&#x27;s right, we are also involving the Philippine National Police, the Philippine Coast Guard because these are also stakeholders when it comes to security, these are all security practitioners. So, aside from coast guard there will also be from the Office of Civil Defense, from the Department of National Defense, some representatives of Department of Foreign Affairs and the DICT.)</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cNdbznvow-0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Philippines has extended an invitation for Japan to participate in next year’s Balikatan military exercises between the militaries of the Philippines and the United States, an official confirmed Wednesday. </p>

The Philippines has extended an invitation for Japan to participate in next year’s Balikatan military exercises between the militaries of the Philippines and the United States, an official confirmed Wednesday.

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Philippines extends invitation to Japan to join Balikatan 2025

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