Combating Global Terrorism in the Philippines The Balikatan training exercises are a part of OEF – Philippines which is mainly a series of joint training exercises between the Philippines and the United States. These training exercises are mainly taking place in Mindanao, the Spratly Islands, Tarlac, and other parts in the Philippines. The Balikatan training exercises are focused on joint training and counter-terrorist training aimed on strengthening relations between the Philippines, Morocco and the United States. The Balikatan training exercises are also aimed on training Filipino forces to fight the Abu Sayyaf, Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Moro National Liberation Front.[24] There have been allegations in the Philippine press and elsewhere that visiting forces from the United States appear to have become a permanent fixture in the landscape of Zamboanga City and other crisis-torn parts of Mindanao. Former presidential executive secretary of the Philippines Eduardo Ermita has responded to these allegations by saying, that the U.S. soldiers ... all look alike so it’s as if they never leave, going on to say that they ... are replaced every now and then. They leave, contrary to the critics’ impression that they have not left. These remarks were made in response to statements made by Edgar Araojo, a political science professor at Western Mindanao State University, that the country had surrendered its sovereignty. In specific response, Ermita said, Our national sovereignty and territorial integrity are intact, going on to point out that the Balikatan exercises had bolstered national and regional security, andPekiti-Tersia he FMA ofForces Training in t to say that terrorists and communist rebels were common enemies of democracy, therefore there is nothing wrong with cooperation between the armed forces of the US and the Philippines U.S. Forces training in the FMA of Pekiti Tersia
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