Balikatan 2026 is a strategic exercise that places the Philippines at the center of the Indo-Pacific’s evolving security architecture. With 17,000 troops from seven nations converging around the Philippine archipelago across Luzon, Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao, this year’s Balikatan is the largest to date. It coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Philippine-American Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), the legal foundation of the Philippine-American security alliance.
Yet, the expanded scope of this year’s Balikatan, featuring Japan’s historic combat participation alongside other security partners such as Australia, Canada, France, and New Zealand, compels the Philippines to confront the inconvenient reality that it is a highly vulnerable frontline state amid a growing great power rivalry.
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Balikatan 2026 is a strategic exercise that places the Philippines at the center of the Indo-Pacific’s evolving security architecture. With 17,000 troops from seven...
The so-called “ghost rider” controversy should alarm anyone who still believes public funds are treated with even minimal care. At its core, this is...
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There are impeachment cases that turn on documents. And then there are impeachment cases that turn on words.
The continuing hearings of the House Committee...
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Balikatan 2026 is a strategic exercise that places the Philippines at the center of the Indo-Pacific’s evolving security architecture. With 17,000 troops from seven...
The so-called “ghost rider” controversy should alarm anyone who still believes public funds are treated with even minimal care. At its core, this is...
There are impeachment cases that turn on documents. And then there are impeachment cases that turn on words.
The continuing hearings of the House Committee...
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In 2000, it was the sound...
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Every Labor Day, the Philippine government celebrates the Filipino worker with familiar numbers: high employment, steady growth, resilience.
But strip...
