2021年下半年以来，随着疫情对菲律宾的影响有所减弱，菲律宾国防部门逐渐恢复并积极拓展与军事同盟伙伴、区域大国之间的防务合作关系。菲美同盟方面，2022年，菲美双方举行了“肩并肩”军演，且更新了一度面临终止命运的菲美《访问部队协定》（VFA），美方恢复在菲律宾军事基地的行动，菲美军事合作进入“蜜月期”。但与此同时，菲律宾也在积极拓展与其他区域大国建立更深层次的安全互信，例如保持与中国的两军交流并合作开展军队能力建设，与日本首次建立外长防长“2+2”会谈机制等。菲律宾新任总统小马科斯执政期间，预计菲美同盟仍将维持一段时间的“蜜月期”，同时，根据菲律宾“大国平衡”的战略，该国也将与亚太区域内的主要国家发展更多层次的军事合作关系。
Since late 2021，as the impact of the epidemic on the Philippines has eased，the Philippine defense sector has gradually resumed and actively expanded defense cooperation with military alliance partners and regional powers. In 2022，the Philippine-U.S.alliance has entered a honeymoon period with the “shoulder-to-shoulder” military exercise and the renewal of the Philippine-U.S.Visiting Forces Agreement（VFA），which once faced termination，and the resumption of U.S.operations at Philippine military bases. But at the same time，the Philippines is also actively expanding its efforts to build deeper security trust with other regional powers，such as maintaining military exchanges and cooperation in military capacity building with China and establishing the first-ever “2+2” talks with Japan’s foreign minister and defense minister. The Philippine-U.S.alliance is expected to remain in a honeymoon period during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes office，while the country is expected to develop more military cooperation with major countries in the Asia-Pacific region in accordance with the Philippine “balance of power” strategy.
