菲律宾驻檀香山总领事馆对海军和海岸警卫队船舰抵达珍珠港参加“2026年环太平洋军事演习”表示欢迎。这些船舰于6月24日靠港，演习将持续至7月31日。
总领事Arman Talbo带队欢迎菲律宾海军“米格尔·马尔瓦尔”号（BRP Miguel Malvar）和菲律宾海岸警卫队“加布里埃拉·西朗”号（BRP Gabriela Silang）的军官及船员。总领事馆人员和夏威夷的菲律宾社区成员迎接了这些船舰，并对它们在全球最大规模的国际海上演习中所扮演的角色表示支持。
该特遣队将与其他国家的舰船和人员汇合，以加强在多领域作战和应急演练中的互操作性。Talbo指出，同时部署海军和海岸警卫队船舰，彰显了菲律宾日益增强的海上能力。
他表示，此次参与演习正值菲律宾与美国建交80周年。这两艘船舰的在场象征着两国在国防、安全和海事事务方面联盟的稳固。
这些船舰以菲律宾历史英雄的名字命名，官员们称这提醒了参与者该国传承至今的勇气以及对国家主权的承诺。
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US and Philippine defense officials reaffirmed their mutual defense treaty and signed a new security agreement during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
South Korea's Navy will command multinational naval forces for the first time in this year's U.S.-led RIMPAC exercise. A Korean admiral will lead the combined maritime component forces around Hawaii from June 24 to July 31. This follows South Korea's deputy commander role in the 2024 drill.
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Balikatan 2026, the largest edition yet, opened in the Philippines on April 20 with over 17,000 troops from the Philippines, United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and France. It marks the first participation of Japan Self-Defense Forces troops on Philippine soil since World War II. The three-week exercises focus on interoperability and maritime operations amid global tensions.
The Philippines and Italy signed a defense cooperation agreement in February 2026. The pact includes potential transfer of a submarine to the Philippine Navy.
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Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan stated that the text of a Philippine-China coast guard cooperation agreement is 95% complete. The Department of Foreign Affairs clarified that amendments are limited to formalizing communication between the two coast guards. No cooperation in sensitive areas like joint patrols is contemplated.
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps began the Resolute Dragon exercise on Saturday to improve island defense skills. The drill runs through June 30 across the Kyushu region and Okinawa Prefecture.
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Filipino and Chinese diplomats are meeting in Quanzhou from March 27 to 28 for the Philippines-China Foreign Ministry Consultations and the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the talks are for frank exchanges on bilateral issues and exploring cooperation in non-sensitive areas.