Tacloban fishers slam Balikatan exercises
"We heard a loud boom and we thought it was a crash landing. We were all scared and traumatized.”
Tacloban fishers slam Balikatan exercises
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Groups warn Philippines becoming US war launch pad amid Balikatan
Groups warn Philippines becoming US war launch pad amid Balikatan
Central to the criticism was the reported live-firing of a US Tomahawk missile that traveled approximately 630 kilometers from Tacloban City to Nueva Ecija.
Groups slam Tomahawk missile firing under Balikatan exercise
Groups slam Tomahawk missile firing under Balikatan exercise
“All missile systems [...] should be immediately removed since they endanger our communities and undermine our national security."
Progressives protest Balikatan exercise amid US aggression, energy crisis
Progressives protest Balikatan exercise amid US aggression, energy crisis
“It is costly, disruptive to local communities, and endangers the local population by recklessly allowing foreign troops to use our land and water territories as war playground."
Balikatan: Colonial foundations and the rebranding of U.S. military domination
Balikatan: Colonial foundations and the rebranding of U.S. military domination
The Philippines is not merely caught between powers, but incorporated into a hierarchy of production and control in which labor, land, and resources are subordinated to US imperialist interests.
Philippines as a US military base?
Philippines as a US military base?
“Marcos is increasingly turning our islands into a war playground for US troops and its allies."
US tries out new missile system in ‘Balikatan’ 2024
US tries out new missile system in ‘Balikatan’ 2024
The Marcos Jr. administration appears to be “slowly but surely allowing the country to be dragged into the massive US-led military build-up against China, threatening to engulf the whole region in war.”
At Ground Level | ‘Most lethal’ US drones deployed in Balikatan 2023
At Ground Level | ‘Most lethal’ US drones deployed in Balikatan 2023
Yesterday, the US and Philippine military forces formally ended their 18-day joint war games under the 38th version of the Balikatan. The various exercises, held in Northern and Central Luzon, involved more than 17,000 troops and live-firing of a variety of US modern weapons systems.
In Zambales, 18-day fishing ban during Balikatan ‘highly unacceptable’
In Zambales, 18-day fishing ban during Balikatan ‘highly unacceptable’
A Filipino fisherfolk group decried the “no-sail zone” policy in at least five towns in the province of Zambales in the 18-day run of joint military exercises between the US and Philippine troops.
PH-US Balikatan will intensify abuses, corruption, fisherfolk displacement – Groups
PH-US Balikatan will intensify abuses, corruption, fisherfolk displacement – Groups
Progressive group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) denounced the upcoming Balikatan exercises called “Salaknib” between the Philippines and the United States as it can provoke regional geopolitical tension and violate the country’s sovereignty.
US troops presence to intensify tension in the West Philippine Sea – groups
US troops presence to intensify tension in the West Philippine Sea – groups
“It would be best for the Philippine government to assert its sovereignty on the West Philippine Sea without playing one superpower against the other. If this competition for dominance escalate, we will surely be crushed in the middle of it all."
‘End VFA, Edca’ | Progressives urge Duterte to act on anti-US imperialism tirades
‘End VFA, Edca’ | Progressives urge Duterte to act on anti-US imperialism tirades
“If President Duterte cannot get support from his officials, we assure him that Filipino workers are willing to back his assertion of our sovereignty against US and other foreign intervention once he has turned it into actual, concrete and written policies.”
No Legal Obstacle to Abrogating VFA, Lawyer Says
No Legal Obstacle to Abrogating VFA, Lawyer Says
Amid snowballing calls for the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), Malacañang through one of its spokespersons has argued that the said pact cannot be abrogated since doing so would affect the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the US. But lawyer Neri Javier Colmenares, secretary-general of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL), disagrees.
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