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Japan, Philippines sign pact

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) speaks at a joint press appearance with his Philippine counterpart Maria Theresa Lazaro in Manila on Jan. 15, 2026, after signing an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine armed forces.

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"Balikatan" U.S.-Philippine military exercise

A Himars rocket launcher is transferred to a U.S. military hovercraft during an annual "Balikatan" military exercise with the Philippine armed forces on May 1, 2024, in San Vicente in Palawan Province, the Philippines.

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-scale joint military drills amid criticisms

STORY: Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-scale joint military drills amid criticisms DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILSON LEE FLORES, Columnist for The Philippine Star 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROLAND SIMBULAN, Vice chair of the Center for People's Empowerment in Governance of the Philippines STORYLINE: More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. troops on Tuesday kicked off the most extensive joint military activities in decades in the Philippines amid criticisms that it escalates tension in the region rather than peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 18-day yearly exercise dubbed Balikatan involves 5,400 Philippine and 12,200 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. About 100 members of the Australian armed forces join in the exercises, while a dozen count

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PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-PHILIPPINES JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES-PROTEST

(230411) -- QUEZON CITY, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People hold placards during a protest rally against the U.S.-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercises in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 11, 2023. More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. troops on Tuesday kicked off the most extensive joint military activities in decades in the Philippines amid criticisms that it escalates tension in the region rather than peace and stability. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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2 trainer aircraft on lease from Japan delivered to Philippines

CAVITE, Philippines, March 27 Kyodo - Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (4th from L) and Kenji Wakamiya (3rd from L), Japanese senior vice defense minister, shake hands during a ceremony in front of two TC-90 trainer aircraft at a naval base in Cavite Province, south of Manila, on March 27, 2017. Two of the five aircraft on lease from Japan for use in maritime patrols were formally received by the Philippines, with the planes set to serve under the Southeast Asian country's armed forces over the following five years.

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Top Filipino military officer warns China over South China Sea reclamation

Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, chief of staff of the Philippine Armed Forces, warns China over its reclamation work on reefs around one of disputed islands in the South China Sea at a press conference in Manila on April 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Philippines declares end to Marawi siege

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (L) and armed forces chief Eduardo Ano speak to the press on Oct. 23, 2017, on the sidelines of a meeting of Southeast Asian defense ministers in Clark, Pampanga province, located north of the capital Manila. Lorenzana announced the end of government offensives against Islamic State-inspired terrorists in the southern Philippine city of Marawi which had been under siege since May 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn Philippine city of Marawi

Men pictured near a wall marked with ISIS graffiti in Marawi City, the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 12, 2018, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn Philippine city of Marawi

A military vehicle drives by destroyed buildings in Marawi City, the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 12, 2018, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War-torn Philippine city of Marawi

Photo taken April 12, 2018 shows destroyed houses in Marawi City, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marawi residents visit war-shattered homes

Paisal Rasuman (R), a businessman, is photographed in front of his ruined house in the southern Philippine city of Marawi on April 12, 2018, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marawi residents visit war-shattered homes

Photo taken on April 12, 2018, shows ruined buildings in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, about half a year after the end of an armed conflict between Philippine government security forces and Islamic State-inspired militants.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo