A protest by fisherfolk and citizens of Laoag City greeted the first day of the Balikatan Exercises at the La Paz sand dunes in Laoag City on May 6. On the morning of May 6, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Ilocos hung a placard at the entrance of barangay La Paz that read “NO TO BALIKATAN! THE PHILIPPINES […]
Sinalubong ng protesta ng mga mangingisda at mamamayan ng Laoag City ang unang araw ng Balikatan Exercises sa La Paz sand dunes sa Laoag City noong Mayo 6. Sa umaga ng Mayo 6, isinabit sa entrada ng barangay La Paz ang isang balatengga na nakasulat ang “NO TO BALIKATAN! ATIN ANG ‘PINAS! US-CHINA LAYAS!” na […]
The US says the current Balikatan 39-24 is “a first in history” as many of the activities were “unprecedented.” The Armed Forces of the Philippines also announced its supposed “shift” to external defense in accordance with the Comprehensive Archipelagic Coastal Defense (CACD) strategy as a “direct response” to China’s “aggression” in Philippine waters. This allowed […]
THE OPENING OF Balikatan 39-24 was met by protests of democratic organizations on April 22. Led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), they protested before the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City calling for a stop to the war games of US and Philippine military troops in […]
Sinasabi ng US na ang kasalukuyang Balikatan 39-24 ay “makasaysayan” at marami sa mga aktibidad dito ay isasagawa sa “unang pagkakataon.” Kasabay nito, inianunsyo ng Armed Forces of the Philippines ang kunwa’y “pagpihit” nito sa eksternal na depensa alinsunod sa estratehiyang Comprehensive Archipelagic Coastal Defense (CACD) bilang “direktang tugon” sa “agresyon” ng China sa karagatan […]
Sinalubong ng protesta ng mga demokratikong organisasyon ang pagbubukas ng Balikatan 39-24 noong Abril 22. Sa pangunguna ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), nagprotesta sila sa hedkwarters ng Armed Forces of the Philippines sa Camp Aguinaldo sa Quezon City para ipatigil ang war games ng tropang militar ng US at Pilipinas sa bansa. Noong Abril 26, […]
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The US-led Balikatan war exercises present a clear and impending threat to the lives of the Filipino people as Marcos Jr. willingly surrenders the country to become a staging point for US military aggression against China. Under the guise of “routine military operations,” these war games form part of a broader strategy of US imperialist […]
The Typhon Missile System (TMS), the missile launcher with the firing range of 1,600 kilometers, arrived in the Philippines in early April. The launcher was brought to a “military base in northern Luzon” and used first in the Salaknib exercises and in the ongoing Balikatan war game. This launcher is said to be the first […]
Dumating sa Pilipinas noong maagang bahagi ng Abril ang Typhon Missile System (TMS), ang missile launcher na may kapasidad na magpakawala ng misayl sa layong 1,600 kilometro. Dinala ang naturang launcher sa isang “base militar sa hilagang Luzon” at ginamit una sa Salaknib exercises at sa kasalukuyang lumalargang Balikatan war game. Sinasabing ang TMS na […]