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Biggest Balikatan exercises, US militarism worsens – IBON Foundation

IBON Foundation
IBON Foundation  ·  1 min read
Biggest Balikatan exercises, US militarism worsens – IBON Foundation



The 2025 US-Philippines Balikatan is the largest ever, involving over 14,000 troops from the US, Philippines, Australia, Japan, and 16 observer countries. The drills are held strategically near Taiwan and the South China Sea as the US recalibrates its military and economic hegemony.




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IBON Foundation
IBON Foundation

IBON Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit development organization. We have been serving the Filipino people through research and education since 1978. IBON seeks to promote an understanding of socioeconomics that serves the interests and aspirations of the Filipino people. We study the most urgent social, economic, and political issues confronting Philippine society and the world.

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