Philippines, US agree to increase joint military activities
The Philippines and the US have agreed to conduct 261 joint military activities next year, as the Philippines is pursuing warmer relations with its ally, a high-ranking Philippine officer announced on October 5.
Soldiers of the Philippines and the US in a joint exercise (Source: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines and the US have agreed to conduct 261 jointmilitary activities next year, as the Philippines is pursuing warmer relationswith its ally, a high-ranking Philippine officer announced on October 5.
General Eduardo Ano, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, toldreporters after his meeting with Chief of the US Pacific Command Admiral HarryHarris in Hawaii last week that Manila and Washington have recognised theimportance of the joint military activities in confronting security threatsfacing the region, including terrorism.
He affirmed that two sides hav👍e agreed to conduct 261 joint military activitiescompared to 258 activities this year, adding that the joint exercises in 2018will focus on counterterrorism, t♌erritorial defence and disaster response.
The announcement was made after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte last week calledfor warmer ties with the US.
President Duterte also highly appreciated the US government for hℱelping Mani🥃lain the fight against pro-Islamic State (IS) militants in the southern city ofMarawi.
TheUS deployed a P-3 Orion spy plane and provided other intelligence inputs forthe Philippine forces trying to retake the city in the clash, which has leftmore than 900 people dead since May.-VNA
At least three soldiers were killed and 52 others wounded in the fight between government forces and insurgents in Marawi city of the Philippines’s southern island of Mindanao.
The US Embassy in Manila, the Philippines, announced on September 15 that the US will launch a joint anti-terrorism drill with the Philippines in the Southeast Asian country and Hawaii within September.
After almost four months of fierce fighting, the battle to recapture the Philippines’s southern city of Marawi from pro-Islamic State (IS) fighters is drawing to an end.
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Soldiers of the Philippines and the US in a joint exercise (Source: AFP/VNA) 
