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US Marine contractors flock to Philippines bonanza

Philippine and US Marines aboard a US vessel at Subic Bay base. © JAY DIRECTO / AFP

US defence contractors already operating in Hawaii and Okinawa are scrambling for the windfall promised by the creation of a new US base in the Philippines. [...]

Published on 27/03/2026 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Louis Raymond

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