US war of aggression
Balikatan drills add to coastal hardship amid oil crisis
April 28, 2026
The government continues to expand military cooperation under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, pursuing deeper defense alignment with the US and foreign troop presence while failing to deliver urgent economic relief. This is reinforced by initiatives such as Pax Silica, positioned as an “economic security zone” to support US-linked supply chains. Together, these reflect a broader push to integrate the Philippines into US strategic and economic interests in the Indo-Pacific.
IBON Executive Director on the recent US bombings against Iran
June 22, 2025
The Philippine government should stop aligning with militarists and instead condemn the unprovoked US-Israel aggression against Iran.
