The U.S. and the Philippines recently conducted their largest ever joint military exercises after Manila granted the U.S. access to more military bases, including those on territories close to Taiwan.

On this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, TaiwanPlus speaks to Jay Batongbacal, an associate professor at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. We discuss how developing U.S.-Philippine relations could impact the region's security—and especially Taiwan.