More than 2,500 Philippines and US Marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over South China Sea territorial disputes and increasing tensions over Taiwan.
Called Kamandag the Tagalog acronym for “Cooperation of the Warriors of the Sea”—the drills involve 1,900 US Marines and more than 600 mostly Philippine counterparts in mock amphibious assaults and special operations, US and Philippine military officials said. America’s HIMARS missile launchers and supersonic fighter jets will be in live-fire maneuvers that will end on October 14, they said.
US Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron of the Japan-based 3rd Marine Division said the simultaneous exercises were aimed at bolstering the defensive capabilities of the US alliances with the Philippines and Japan “through realistic combined training.” In July, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to comply with a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated Beijing’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea and warned that Washington is obligated to defend the Philippines under the 1951 US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty if Filipino forces, vessels or aircraft come under attack in the disputed waters.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US, Philippine forces hold combat drills to brace for crisisMANILA: More than 2,500 US and Philippine marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over West Philippine Sea...
Source: TheManilaTimes - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
US, Philippine forces hold combat drills to brace for crisisMANILA: More than 2,500 US and Philippine marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over West Philippine Sea...
Source: TheManilaTimes - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »
Up next on Chooks PHL 3×3 agenda: Naturalized player –Mascariñas - BusinessMirrorCEBU City—Basketball 3x3 won’t stop for Chooks-to-Go and next up on Ronald Mascariñas’s goal is a naturalized player who could carry the country in the company of the event’s world powers. “We’re just about to start [ground work on naturalization], and we have well-entrenched lawyers who could speed up the naturalization process,” Mascariñas said. “I
Source: BusinessMirror - 🏆 19. / 59 Read more »
CEMEX provides cement for longest bridge in PHL - BusinessMirrorCEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it was the sole supplier of cement for the construction of the longest bridge in the Philippines. CEMEX supplied nearly 70,000 metric tons of cement for the construction of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (“CCLEX”), a milestone project for the country. CCLEX connects Cebu City to the municipality
Source: BusinessMirror - 🏆 19. / 59 Read more »
Moody’s forecast PHL September inflation to hit below 7% - BusinessMirrorTHE increase in commodity prices will not breach 7 percent in September and will remain within the expectations of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), according to Moody’s Analytics. Based on the Moody’s Analytics Asia Pacific Economic Preview for the week of October 3 to October 7, the country’s inflation rate is expected to average
Source: BusinessMirror - 🏆 19. / 59 Read more »