# Philippines sees no impact on defence ties from US Middle East redeployment

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- Reuters, 2026-08-18 07:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/philippines-sees-no-impact-defence-ties-us-middle-east-redeployment-2026-08-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a840b2af7c24d00010f8258

> The Philippines does not expect military activities with its treaty ally, the United States, to decrease despite the redeployment of some U.S. defence assets to the Middle East, a Philippine official said on Monday.