THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Monday that the 38th iteration of the annual Balikatan Exercises has been scheduled for this April.

"The AFP and the US Armed Forces are once again holding the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral Balikatan exercises. Although this is a bilateral activity, the AFP takes the lead in planning and execution, supported by the US Armed Forces with other like-minded nations as observers," AFP spokesman Col. Medel Aguilar said in a statement.

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