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[Title] => Philippines to send more peacekeepers amid UN funding crisis
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[Title] => Philippines, Germany sign defense deal
[Summary] => The fresh deal between both nations follows the visit of Pistorius to the Philippines in August — the first ever visit by a German federal defense minister to the country.
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[Title] => Philippines eyeing VFA with South Korea — officials
[Summary] => A visiting forces agreement between the Philippines and South Korea could soon be in the works, the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief said on Friday, May 9.
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[Title] => Philippines, New Zealand sign visiting forces agreement
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[Title] => Philippines, New Zealand to sign VFA this week
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[Title] => Balikatan 2025: 4 European nations join as observers for the first time
[Summary] => The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Poland have sent observers to the Philippines, joining 15 other nations watching the Philippines' and the United States' three-week joint military drills.
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[Title] => 'Philippines will not participate in any Taiwan conflict'
[Summary] => Philippine troops will not "participate" in any potential conflict between China and Taiwan, a ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines official said on Monday, April 21.
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[Title] => Balikatan 2025 to feature 'ship-killer' system in 'full battle test'
[Summary] => President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had reportedly requested to watch a specific simulation in person.
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[Title] => Balikatan 2025: NMESIS missile system now in the Philippines
[Summary] => The United States military's Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) has arrived in the Philippines in time for its use in this year's Balikatan military exercises, a top Philippine military official confirmed Tuesday, April 15.
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[Title] => China 'likely' sent drones to map out Philippines' underwater terrain — Navy
[Summary] => Two underwater drones that Filipino fishermen discovered within Philippine waters last year were likely deployed by the Chinese government for military purposes, a Philippine Navy spokesperson said on Tuesday, April 15.
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[Title] => 'Philippines will not participate in any Taiwan conflict'
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[Title] => Balikatan 2025: NMESIS missile system now in the Philippines
[Summary] => The United States military's Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) has arrived in the Philippines in time for its use in this year's Balikatan military exercises, a top Philippine military official confirmed Tuesday, April 15.
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[Title] => China 'likely' sent drones to map out Philippines' underwater terrain — Navy
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