PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed hope that the Philippines will benefit from the 'enhanced cooperation' with the United States (US) as the two countries' armed forces demonstrated the joint littoral live firing and sinking of a mock enemy vessel in the coastal town of San Antonio in Zambales, facing the disputed South China Sea.
The exercise, watched live by the President, was part of the annual Balikatan drills, which are scheduled to run until April 28 and involve more than 17,600 military personnel.
President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. attends the Balikatan Exercises - Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercises (CJLLFX) at the Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. President Marcos Jr is joined by US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, National Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, Spokesperson and team leader of the 38th Balikatan Exercise and executive agent of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Col Mike Logico, Ilocos Norte First District Representative Sandro Marcos and other Armed Forces generals during the viewing of live fire exercises conducted by US and Philippine forces. Photo by Yummie Dingding / PPA POOL
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