After the announcement of the new agreement, protesters gathered outside of the Philippine military headquarters, expressing concern that the move unnecessarily puts the Philippines in between two superpowers at odds with each other.

Source: https://time.com/6252750/philippines-us-military-agreement-china/

A small Philippine military contingent lives there aboard a World War II American ship that the Philippines deliberately landed there in 1999 to bolster Philippine territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/us-warns-china-leave-philippine-ships-alone/

Beijing has criticized an agreement to grant U.S. forces access to additional Philippine military camps.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/04/22/chinas-fm-holds-talks-in-philippines-amid-strained-ties/

OCT 16 – The Philippine military says a Chinese navy ship shadowed and attempted to cut off a Philippine navy vessel conducting a resupply mission near Thitu island.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2023/12/22/267332/timeline-rift-deepens-between-the-philippines-china-over-south-china-sea/

Philippine military officials said the maneuvers were aimed at bolstering the country's coastal defense and disaster-response capabilities and were not aimed at any country.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230411/us-philippines-hold-largest-war-drills-near-disputed-waters

The Marcos administration announced last month it would allow rotating batches of American forces to stay in four more Philippine military camps in addition to five local bases earlier designated under a 2014 defense pact.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/03/22/marcos-defends-us-military-presence-which-china-opposes/

The new locations will bring the number of Philippine military sites the US can access to nine, including five existing ones, under the defense agreement signed in 2014.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/06/blinken-austin-to-meet-phl-officials-in-scs-alliance-push/

They are currently in the custody of the Philippine military, and belong to the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), according to an Arab News report.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/3-suspected-khalistani-extremists-from-india-nabbed-in-philippines-2556367/