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Don Gill

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Filipino 🇵🇭 / Lecturer, Department of International Studies @DLSUManila / Indo-Pacific Research Fellow @AsiaPacificFdn / Advisory Board Member @WPS_ph
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Why the Philippines and Japan are preparing for a Taiwan contingency

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By Don McLain GillLecturer, De La Salle, Don Gill
| thinkchina.sg
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr reviews an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, on 27 May 2026.(Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters) During Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s state visit to Japan on 26-28 May, Manila and Tokyo emphasised boosting the bilateral defence partnership amid China’s coercive activities in the first island chain, which includes Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.
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Balikatan 2026 Showcases the Philippines’ Defence Network

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By Don Gill
| Observer Research Foundation
Image Source: ANI On 20 April 2026, the annual Balikatan, a military exercise between the Philippines and the United States, officially commenced. One of the most crucial exercises between the two, the Balikatan spans over three weeks of diverse operations in multiple domains across the entire Philippine archipelago. It aims to improve interoperability, joint preparedness, and collective response to external threats and disasters.
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Balikatan 2026 Showcases the Philippines’ Defence Network

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By Don Gill
| Observer Research Foundation
Image Source: ANI On 20 April 2026, the annual Balikatan, a military exercise between the Philippines and the United States, officially commenced. One of the most crucial exercises between the two, the Balikatan spans over three weeks of diverse operations in multiple domains across the entire Philippine archipelago. It aims to improve interoperability, joint preparedness, and collective response to external threats and disasters.
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