IT’S ON Philippine
and US officials attend the
opening of the Balikatan
exercises on Monday,
March 28, 2022. From left are Philippine Navy MGen. Charlton Sean Gaerlan, PH Exercise Director Gen. Andres Centino, United States Charge d’ Affaires to the Philippines Heather Variava, Department of National Defense Undersecretary Cardozo Luna, US Marines 3rd Division Commanding General Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron and Armed Forces of the Philippines Deputy Chief of Staff for Education, Training and Doctrine Commodore Donn Anthony Miraflor during the opening ceremony of the Philippines-United States Exercise Balikatan 2022 at the AFP headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, on Monday. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
IT’S ON Philippine and US officials attend the opening of the Balikatan exercises on Monday, March 28, 2022. From left are Philippine Navy MGen. Charlton Sean Gaerlan, PH Exercise Director Gen. Andres Centino, United States Charge d’ Affaires to the Philippines Heather Variava, Department of National Defense Undersecretary Cardozo Luna, US Marines 3rd Division Commanding General Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron and Armed Forces of the Philippines Deputy Chief of Staff for Education, Training and Doctrine Commodore Donn Anthony Miraflor during the opening ceremony of the Philippines-United States Exercise Balikatan 2022 at the AFP headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, on Monday. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

(UPDATED) CLOSE to 9,000 soldiers will take part in the "largest-ever" war games between the Philippines and the United States which opened Monday in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. The exercises will take place across Luzon from March 28 to April 8.

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