A Chinese think tank, SCSPI, reported that the expansion of Philippine military bases open to US troops has been slower than anticipated. The bases, part of the EDCA agreement, are seen by China as a strategic move to counter its influence in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
The largest US-Philippine military drill to date, seen as targeting China, has prompted warnings from Chinese experts about exacerbating regional instability amid heightened Indo-Pacific tensions.
The largest-ever Balikatan joint military exercises between the Philippines and the US have concluded, raising concerns among locals about potential conflict and disrupting fishing and farming livelihoods. Critics argue the drills provoke China and increase the risk of the Philippines becoming a target for adversaries.
The L3Harris VAMPIRE anti-drone system was evaluated during the Balikatan joint military exercises in the Philippines, highlighting efforts to bolster short-range air defense against growing drone threats in the Indo-Pacific region.
The job ads posted on several Philippine military forums on Facebook in 2023 looked enticing. “We are hiring regional security researcher,” said a notice bearing the emblem of Janes – the well-known international aerospace and military technology publisher. It came with an eye-watering offer: “US$1,000-US$5,000.” “Send us your CV,” the ad urged, giving Viber and WhatsApp numbers as well as an email address. The hitch: while the ad was real, the recruiter was not. Researchers who traced the ad’s...
Philippine military forces killed at least 10 New People's Army rebels, including local leader Roger Fabillar, during six firefights in Toboso municipality on Negros island Sunday. The military estimates the rebel group has fewer than 2,000 armed members remaining in what is one of the world's longest-running communist insurgencies. More than 300 residents fled their homes as gunfire erupted in the remote sugarcane-farming region.
Philippine military forces killed at least 10 NPA rebels, including local leader Roger Fabillar, during six firefights in Toboso municipality on Negros island on Sunday. As many as 19 rebel deaths are possible according to the Army spokesman. More than 300 residents fled their homes as gunfire rang out in the remote sugar cane-farming region. The NPA, established 57 years ago, is fighting one of the world's longest-running communist insurgencies, with military estimates putting the rebel group at fewer than 2,000 armed members remaining.
