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Enrique Manalo, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs, speaks during the Exercise Balikatan 25 opening ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2025.
250420-M-KU714-1306.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Erica Stanke

MANILA, Philippines - Enrique Manalo, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs, speaks during the Exercise Balikatan 25 opening ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett)


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