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[1/5] A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is fired during a live fire exercise with Philippine and U.S. troops at the three-week joint military drills "Salaknib" in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezFORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines, March 31 (Reuters) - Philippine troops staged live-fire exercises with their U.S. counterparts in the Southeast Asian country's largest military camp as part of army-to-army drills aimed at enhancing Manila's defence capabilities against external threats. More than 3,000 Filipino and U.S. soldiers participated in the three-week long annual exercises called Salaknib, which on Friday featured anti-tank and small-arms live-fire exercises, and the firing of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars). "We are now transitioning from internal security operations to territorial defence operations," Philippine army training officer Lt. Col. Tara Cayton, said in a news conference. Fort Magsaysay will also host the biggest ever joint military drills between the Philippines and the United States next month, which highlight improved ties with the Western power under Marcos.
[1/6] Philippines Air Force Acting Commanding General Ramon Guiang, Assistant Secretary of the Office of American Affairs Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Philippines defence chief Carlito Galvez Jr., U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall; U.S. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezBASA AIR BASE, Philippines, March 20 (Reuters) - The United States and Philippines will announce new sites as soon as possible for an expanded Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which gives the Western power access to military bases in the Southeast Asian country. Leaders of local governments at the potential EDCA sites have backed the government's decision to allow the United States greater access to the bases, Philippines' defence chief, Carlito Galvez, said in a joint news conference with Kendall. Galvez and Kendall were leading a groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation of the Basa Air Base's runway. The runway rehabilitation is part of $82 million the United States has allocated for infrastructure investments at the existing five EDCA sites.
REUTERS/Lisa Marie DavidFORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines March 13 (Reuters) - The Philippines and United States launched army-to-army exercises on Monday, with a focus on enhancing the Southeast Asian nation's ability to protect and defend its territory from external threats. "The scenarios would involve the defence of the Philippine archipelago from potential foreign aggressors," Philippines Army Chief Lieutenant General Romeo Brawner told reporters following the opening ceremony. "Since this is an army-to-army exercise, we will focus on defence operations such as air defence and also our defence from the shorelines," he added. Under the agreement, the United States can use the bases for joint training, pre-positioning of equipment and building of facilities such as runways, fuel storage and military housing, but not to maintain a permanent presence. China has slammed the expanded agreement, calling it "part of U.S. efforts to encircle and contain China through its military alliance with this country".
MANILA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Philippines has granted the United States expanded access to its military bases, the countries said on Thursday, amid mounting concern over China's increasing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and tensions over self-ruled Taiwan. Statements from the defence ministries of both countries said Washington would be given access to four more locations under an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) dating back to 2014. The United States had allocated more than $82 million toward infrastructure investments at the existing five sites under the EDCA, the statements said. EDCA allows U.S. access to Philippine military bases for joint training, pre-positioning of equipment and the building of facilities such as runways, fuel storage and military housing, but not a permanent presence. His visit follows a three-day trip by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to the Philippines in November which included a stop on Palawan.
U.S., Philippines agree to larger American military presence
  + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) walks past military guards at Camp Aguinaldo on Feb. 2, 2023 in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines. Austin is visiting Manila for meetings with Philippine officials in an effort to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. The agreement was reached as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the country for talks about deploying U.S. forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps. American forces were granted access to five Philippine military camps, where they could rotate indefinitely under the 2014 EDCA defense pact. In October, the U.S. sought access for a larger number of its forces and weapons in an additional five military camps, mostly in the north.
The US and Japan said in January that a Marine Littoral Regiment will be set up in Japan by 2025. That unit, the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, is the second of three Marine Littoral Regiments planned for the Indo-Pacific region, the first of which was activated in March 2022 and is based in Hawaii. Within weeks of its activation, the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was participating in the US-Philippine military exercise Balikatan. New threat, new forceUS Marines provide security for an amphibious landing during Balikatan 22 in northern Luzon in March 2022. US Marines during an amphibious landing as part of Balikatan 22 in northern Luzon in March 2022.
The US and Japan said in January that a Marine Littoral Regiment will be set up in Japan by 2025. A Marine Littoral Regiment will also hold a major exercise in the northern Philippines this spring. That unit, the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, is the second of three Marine Littoral Regiments planned for the Indo-Pacific region, the first of which was activated in March 2022 and is based in Hawaii. Within weeks of its activation, the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was participating in the US-Philippine military exercise Balikatan. Members of 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment in Hawaii in August 2022.
WASHINGTON/MANILA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's visit to the Philippines this week is expected to bring an announcement of expanded U.S. access to military bases in the country, a senior Philippines official said on Wednesday. "There's a push for another four or five of these EDCA sites," the a senior Philippines official said. The Philippines official said increased U.S. access needed to benefit both countries. "The deal with Russia was very attractive because for a certain budget we were able to get something like 16 of these heavy-lift helicopters," the official said. He said the U.S. and Philippine marines were pursuing similar capabilities with ground-based rockets, with Manila's particular interest being to protect its South China Sea claims.
To see who's eating what this weekend, the culinary website Chef's Pencil created a map showing what it says are the most popular Christmas dishes around the world. Those headed to parts of South America can too — the map shows turkey is a top Christmas food in Brazil, Chile and Peru. Source: Chef's PencilItalians traditionally eat veal, while Rwandans grill both beef and goat for Christmas, the map shows. Carp, a freshwater fish, is popular in Central and Eastern Europe, while saltwater cod tops holiday menus in Italy and Portugal, the map shows. In a post about Christmas in Portugal, the travel website Portuguese for a Day states, "Christmas is not Christmas without codfish on the table!"
Released on 22 November, “Extinct & Endangered: Insects in Peril” is a collaboration between Biss and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Biss spent two years photographing the insects, capturing every extraordinary detail from strands of hair to the reflection in a wing. "Extinct & Endangered: Insects in Peril" is out now in hardcover. The insect specimens were couriered to the UK, where Levon Biss photographed them in his studio. He has photographed seeds and fruits in extraordinary detail, insect eggs, the human eye and even mold growing on tea bags.
Persons: Levon Biss, Biss, , Abrams, , , Elli Biss “, Lauri Halderman Organizations: CNN, American Museum of, of Locations: British, Biss, New York City
Harris also plans a highly symbolic stop on the Philippine islands of Palawan in the South China Sea to show U.S. support for its ally. "So if they want American support in the South China Sea, the Americans will expect Philippine support on Taiwan." "The second Philippine demand is a continued clear commitment to defend Filipinos in the South China Sea," Poling said. If there was a Chinese attack on a Philippine base in the South China Sea tomorrow, could the Americans actually do anything about it? China claims 90% of the South China Sea as its sovereign territory, but is opposed by five Southeast Asian states and Taiwan.
Philippines' death toll from Tropical Storm Nalgae climbs to 72
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/3] Flood waters surround a building following a heavy storm in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao, Philippines October 28, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video. The tropical storm, which has maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometres (59 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 160 kph (99.4 mph), made landfall in the eastern Catanduanes province early on Saturday. On Friday, search and rescue teams pulled bodies from water and thick mud after Nalgae triggered flooding and landslides. "We are now gathering all rescue teams and will conduct a briefing before deployment," Nasrullah Imam, disaster agency official at Maguindanao province, said. An average of 20 tropical storms hit the Philippines annually.
Their goal was to destroy as much of Japan's air and naval strength before US troops landed on the Philippine island of Leyte. A diversionA Japanese heavy cruiser after being bombed by US Navy aircraft during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. But Japan's air and naval power were still major threats, and to ensure the Philippines could be liberated, they had to be degraded, if not eliminated. By 1944, Japanese military leaders recognized their situation and devised a plan to prepare for US invasions of Japanese-held territory. Japanese attempts to attack the carriers were fruitless, with 42 more Japanese planes shot down trying to conduct attack runs.
BULACAN, Philippines, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Philippine authorities rushed on Monday to distribute aid to thousands of evacuees after typhoon Noru made landfall in the capital and northern provinces, leaving at least five dead and many areas flooded. President Ferdinand Marcos ordered supplies be airlifted and clean-up equipment be provided to most-affected communities. "Many homes were destroyed but all roads are passable and there were no landslides," Quezon province Governor Helen Tan told DZRH radio station. The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, sees an average of 20 tropical storms yearly. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded, killed 6,300 people.
It will continue intensifying and may make landfall on Sunday afternoon or evening with 185 to 205 kph (115 to 127 mph) of sustained winds, it said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"I asked our mayors to comply with strict preemptive evacuations," Helen Tan, governor of Quezon province, told DZRH radio station. Noru was moving westward and likely to emerge over the South China Sea by late Sunday or early Monday. The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, sees an average of 20 tropical storms a year. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Neil Jerome Morales; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Philippines' main Luzon island braces for Typhoon Noru
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMANILA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The Philippines' disaster agency was on high alert on Saturday as an approaching tropical storm intensified into a typhoon which is expected to bring moderate to heavy rainfall and severe winds over a swathe of the main Luzon island. Typhoon Noru, with sustained winds of up to 120 km per hour (75 mph), was expected to intensify prior to landfall in Aurora or Quezon province on Sunday, the weather bureau said in its latest advisory. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"The highest emergency preparedness and response protocol has been activated" in several regions, including Metro Manila, the agency said in a statement. The weather bureau said Noru was moving westward and likely to emerge over the South China Sea by late Sunday or early Monday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Enrico Dela Cruz; Editing by Clelia Oziel and Mike HarrisonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Un cutremur cu magnitudinea 5,8 a zguduit, miercuri, o provincie filipineză aflată la sud de capitala Manila, fără a fi raportate daune majore sau victime, au informat oficiali locali, conform DPA.Epicentrul seismului a fost localizat în largul oraşului Abra de Ilog, din provincia Occidental Mindoro, la 137 de kilometri sud de Manila, a precizat Institutul filipinez de vulcanologie şi seismologie (Phivolcs).Directorul Phivolcs, Renato Solidum, a declarat că nu există o ameninţare de tsunami în urma acestui cutremur, însă sunt posibile replici, scrie agerpres.ro Seismul a fost resimţit cu intensitate variabilă în zona metropolitană Manila, în provinciile din apropiere şi chiar şi în provinciile nordice Bulacan şi Zambales, a indicat Phivolcs într-un buletin informativ.Filipine se află pe "Cercul de Foc al Pacificului", o zonă cu o intensă activitate seismică, unde se produc circa 90% dintre cutremurele lumii.Cel mai recent seism major care a lovit ţara a fost un cutremur cu magnitudinea 7,1 care a ucis peste 220 de persoane în centrul Filipinelor în octombrie 2013.În iulie 1990, peste 2.400 de persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa pe insula nordică Luzon în urma unui cutremur cu magnitudinea 7,8, unul dintre cele mai puternice consemnate în această ţară.
Persons: Renato Solidum Locations: filipineză, Manila, Abra, Occidental Mindoro, Filipinelor, Luzon
Primarul oraşului a cerut verificări amănunțite și a descris incidentul, drept o formă de „tortură”, scrie libertatea.ro. Tânărul a ieșit pe stradă după ora 18:00, ca să cumpere apă. A fost prins de polițiști, alături de un alt bărbat care a încălcat carantina. Astfel, tânărul a ajuns să facă 300 de genuflexiuni. Bărbatul a ajuns acasă la 8 dimineața a doua zi și abia s-a putut mișca, el a spus familiei că în timpul exercițiului fizic a căzut „de mai multe ori”.
Persons: Solero Locations: Filipine, Cavite, filipineză Luzon
Un seism cu magnitudinea 6,3 s-a produs vineri, în Filipine, potrivit Institutului american de geofizică (USGS), făcând să se cutremure clădirile şi întrerupând liturghiile de Crăciun, dar fără să se înregistreze victime sau pagube materiale. Adâncimea mare (114 kilometri) face slabă posibilitatea să existe victime ori pagube materiale importante, potrivit institutului american. Numeroşi martori au povestit însă că în capitala Manila clădirile s-au cutremurat şi liturghiile de Crăciun au fost întrerupte, scrie agerpres. "Se înregistrează frecvent cutremure de pământ în regiune şi oamenii sunt mai mult sau mai puţin obişnuiţi", a adăugat el. Filipinele sunt situate pe "Cercul de Foc" al Pacificului, unde coliziunea plăcilor tectonice provoacă cutremure de pământ frecvente şi activitate vulcanică semnificativă, scrie realitatea.net.
Persons: Crăciun, Carlo Caceres Locations: Filipine, Batangas, Luzon, Manila, Calatagan, Filipinele
Bilanţul deceselor cauzate de cele mai grave inundaţii din ultimii ani şi de alunecările de teren provocate de taifunul Vamco în Filipine a crescut la 67, au anunţat duminică reprezentanţii serviciilor de urgenţă, relatează DPA.Douăsprezece persoane erau în continuare date dispărute, duminică, în zonele afectate de pe insula principală Luzon, a declarat Mark Timbal, purtător de cuvânt al agenţiei naţionale pentru situaţii de urgenţă, scrie agerpres.ro Majoritatea victimelor au fost înregistrate până în prezent în regiunea nordică Cagayan Valley, unde echipele de intervenţie s-au grăbit să vină în ajutorul autorităţilor locale şi a locuitorilor, a precizat Timbal.Peste 1,1 milioane de persoane au fost afectate în mod direct de calamitate, printre acestea numărându-se 370.000 de locuitori nevoiţi să îşi evacueze casele, a adăugat purtătorul de cuvânt. Vamco a fost cel mai mortal ciclon care a lovit Filipine în acest an. Taifunul a părăsit vineri teritoriul Filipine, îndreptându-se spre Vietnam.Fenomenul meteorologic, numit Ulysses pe plan local, a lovit zone care nu îşi reveniseră încă după ce au fost măturate începând din octombrie de trei taifunuri şi o furtună tropicală.În provinciile nordice Cagayan şi Isabela, apele inundaţiilor au atins niveluri fără precedent după ce un baraj important a cedat în urma ploilor torenţiale provocate de Vamco.Precipitaţiile care au căzut în provinciile din apropiere au ajuns în râul Cagayan, care a ieşit din matcă şi a agravat inundaţiile.Inundaţiile începeau să se retragă, duminică, permiţând echipelor de salvatori să intervină în ajutorul locuitorilor rămaşi blocaţi în casele înconjurate de ape sau pe acoperişuri.Vamco a fost cel de-al 21-lea ciclon tropical care a afectat Filipine în acest an.Cel mai puternic taifun care a lovit ţara a fost Haiyan, care a ucis peste 6.300 de persoane şi a condus la strămutarea a alţi peste 4 milioane de locuitori, în noiembrie 2013.
Persons: Mark, intervenţie, Vamco, Taifunul, Ulysses, Isabela Locations: Filipine, Luzon, Cagayan
Bilanțul victimelor provocate de taifunul Vamco la trecerea sa prin nordul arhipelagului Filipine a crescut la 48, alte 9 persoane fiind găsite decedate după inundațiile și alunecările de teren care au avut loc în provincia Cagayan, relatează sâmbătă EFE, preluat de Agerpres. Taifunul Vamco, numit Ulysses pe plan local, a scăzut din intensitate după ce a atins zona de uscat în Filipine, însă s-a întețit din nou, pe măsură ce a părăsit teritoriul țării. Vamco a fost al 21-lea ciclon tropical care a lovit Filipine anul acesta și al cincilea din octombrie. Cel puțin 50 de persoane au murit și peste trei milioane au fost afectate de cele patru cicloane anterioare. Cel mai puternic taifun care a lovit țara a fost Haiyan, care a ucis peste 6.300 de persoane și a condus la strămutarea a alți peste patru milioane de locuitori, în noiembrie 2013.
Persons: taifunul, Ulysses, Vamco Organizations: Agerpres Locations: Filipine, Cagayan, Cabayan, Luzon, Manila, Vietnam
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