The Philippines, increasingly concerned about rising tensions in the South China Sea, is bolstering its defenses through strategic military drills and policy shifts. During the annual Balikatan exercise, 16,000 American and Filipino troops practiced coastal defense at the La Paz Sand Dunes. They simulated neutralizing an invading force using M-777 howitzers and 105 mm artillery […]
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