US military presence in the Philippines, 2022-June 2026

Hulyo 10, 2026

The US military is spreading its forces, equipment, and logistics across multiple sites nationwide instead of concentrating them in a few large bases, to make them harder to locate, target, and disable simultaneously. In effect, this makes the whole Philippines a target for foreign military strikes.

More weapons, more problems

Mayo 8, 2025

Trump 2.0 and Marcos Jr administration’s acceleration efforts to deter China include the Philippines procuring more military equipment, especially weapons. But this makes the country and Filipinos even more of a target as US-China tensions escalate.

Global victims of US military aggression

Hulyo 6, 2024

US’ military interventions globally range from direct military actions to covert operations to military support for client states. Lasting from days or weeks to over many years, these result in significant loss of life.

Victims of US military aggression

Hulyo 6, 2024

Extensive US overseas military bases for domination not defense – IBON

Mayo 27, 2024

The US harps about China and Russia military aggression but its vast network of overseas military bases worldwide which the US has used to launch the most offensive military operations of any country since World War II shows that its aggression is much worse.

Overseas military footprint of US, Russia, and China

Mayo 27, 2024

The United States’ (US) keeps a vast network of overseas military bases for its aggressive strategy of global dominance and hegemony, far exceeding any reasonable defense needs. Its 742 foreign bases and facilities spread around the world starkly contrasts with only 52 Russian bases and 29 Chinese bases concentrated in just a few areas. The […]

Biggest Balikatan under Marcos Jr government: Most troops, most countries

Abril 24, 2024

The Balikatan military exercises with the United States (US) under the Marcos Jr administration are the biggest ever with the number of US troops growing from a few hundred in the 1990s to as much as 12,000 last year. The growing show of US military force is the US signalling its readiness to go to […]

US military presence in the Philippines, 2016 to April 2023

Abril 20, 2023

Despite the Duterte administration’s posturing against the US in 2016, the global superpower has essentially maintained a huge military presence in the Philippines until today. Cumulatively, from 2016 to April 2023, there have been a total of 227 drills: 68 sea-related, 116 air-related and 143 land-related. US troops are also currently located in 9 EDCA […]

PH top recipient of US military, security aid in Southeast Asia

Abril 4, 2023

The Philippines has been receiving the biggest US military and security aid among Southeast Asian countries and is expected to still get the biggest amount in 2024. This is because the country plays a critical role in ensuring US dominance in the Indo-Pacific region.