The success of the just-concluded “Balikatan” exercise between the Philippines and the United States is a testament to the strength of the two countries’ alliance, US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson said. | dexcabalzaINQ INQjacobreports /PDI
“These many firsts stamped the 38th Balikatan exercise as an unprecedented success,” said Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino.
Centino said the military would soon start planning for next year’s edition of Balikatan and he was open to involving other allies. “You can see that what happens in the Philippines is critical to what happens in the Indo-Pacific and the world,” she added only two days before President Marcos was to leave for an official visit to Washington.
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