US troops turn over school buildings to Palawan school execs
By Matikas Santos
The United States Armed Forces (USAF) turned over to the Philippines several classrooms that they built as part of the 2012 Balikatan Exercises.
The United States Armed Forces (USAF) turned over to the Philippines several classrooms that they built as part of the 2012 Balikatan Exercises.
The intensified military exercises in the West Philippine Sea are threatening to disrupt the ecological system and harm the endangered species, scientists and environmentalists warned Monday.
The Philippines hailed the start of major war games with the United States on Monday as a timely boost to their military alliance, amid an increasingly tense territorial dispute with China.
Security guards could only look on as angry militant youth groups stormed the United States Embassy in Manila early morning Monday, hours before the commencement of the Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) military exercises between Filipino and American troops.
Thousands of US soldiers will begin nearly two weeks of war games in the Philippines on Monday as the two nations look to strengthen their military alliance amid concerns over China’s rising power.
The head of a breakaway Moro rebel group warned American soldiers not to enter its territories in Mindanao or they may become targets. Ameril Umra Kato, who now calls his group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement, made the warning inside his camp on Sunday, ahead of a joint military exercise between the government and US troops [...]
