MANILA, (PIA) — The Philippine Army (PA) celebrated its 128th founding anniversary on March 22, 2025, with a ceremony underscoring its commitment to national defense and a strategic shift toward ...

MANILA, (PIA) — The Philippine Army hosted a Sunrise Ceremony on on April 5, to kick off the Philippine Veterans’ Week and Araw ng Kagitingan at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Libingan ng mga ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that are set ...

CAMP TECSON, Philippines — U.S. Army medics partnered with Philippine Army soldiers for a medical evacuation-focused subject matter expert exchange as part of Exercise Salaknib 2025, March 25 ...

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — Members of the Philippine Army and U.S. Army Soldiers conducted the opening ceremony of Salaknib 25 held at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, March 24, 2025. U.S. Army Brig.

Around 5,000 soldiers from the Philippine Army and the U.S. Army Pacific will take part in warfighting and exchange of expertise in the first phase of this year's Exercise Salaknib. A second phase ...

The 480 troops are focusing on small-unit tactics and a final “full mission profile” simulating combat conditions, the Philippine army said in an April 1 statement. “Successfully completing ...

The drills, which began Monday, involve about 5,000 troops — 3,000 from the Philippine army and 2,000 from U.S. Army Pacific — the state-run Philippine News Agency reported that day.

AMID the rapidly changing regional and global landscape, the Philippine Army is strategically shifting its focus from internal security to bolstering its external security operations (ESO) ...

Around 5,000 soldiers from the Philippine Army and the U.S. Army Pacific will take part in warfighting and exchange of expertise in the first phase of this year's Exercise Salaknib. A second phase ...

US and Philippines Launch Joint Army Drills With 5,000 Soldiers MANILA (Reuters) - Soldiers from the Philippine and the U.S. armies began three weeks of joint military exercises on Monday ...