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Balikatan exercises are those in Palawan and in parts of the West Philippine Sea under jurisdiction of the AFP’s Western Command.

“The AFP and the U.S. Armed Forces are once again holding the 38th iteration of annual bilateral Balikatan exercises. Although this is a bilateral activity, the AFP takes the lead in planning and execution, supported by the U.S. Armed Forces with other like-minded nations as observers,” AFP spokesman Col. Medel Aguilar announced Monday, Feb 6.

“Balikatan 38-2023 will result in the development of the AFP capability not only in the conduct of external defense operations but also in fulfilling its u PAGE 4