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The joint exercise, named "Balikatan" or "shoulder to shoulder", started with an opening ceremony attended by Philippine Armed Forces Chief General Jessie Dellosa and US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Tomas at the military's general headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo. It will continue through April 27.

In a speech at the opening ceremony, Dellosa did not specifically mention 皇冠体育app but stressed that the drill displayed strong US support for its ally.