Manila, April 16 -- This year's iteration of the "Balikatan" between the Philippines and the United States, and other participating nations will be more "dynamic," the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Wednesday afternoon.

"Well, it's always evolving, it's very dynamic this year - ang term nga natin dito is (our term here is) expanded multilateral engagement. And it extends from kinetic to non-kinetic - so, we have over land, air and sea and cyber," AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said in a television interview.

Padilla said the "Balikatan" will also feature missile defense exercises and live-fire drills, aside from joint training with other participating nations.

The AFP spokesperson was re...