MANILA, Nov 18 (Reuters) – The Philippines and the United States signed a military intelligence-sharing deal on Monday, deepening defence ties between the two nations facing common security challenges in the region. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the agreement … Read More
MANILA, Sept 19 (Reuters) – The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflict, sources with knowledge … Read More
Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines. More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujan have been relocated to safer areas in anticipation of the storm. It … Read More
Philippines soldiers used their “bare hands” to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country’s top military commander has said. General Romeo Brawner accused Chinese vessels of ramming … Read More
MANILA, May 10 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ national security adviser called on Friday for Chinese diplomats to be expelled over an alleged leak of a phone conversation with a Filipino admiral in a significant escalation of a bitter row over … Read More
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday that he had no choice but to defend his country’s territory in the South China Sea against what he called Chinese aggression and illegal actions in pursuit of Beijing’s own territorial claims. “It … Read More
“I think it was the strongest earthquake I’ve ever experienced,” Keeshia Leyran, 27- Report Manila, Philippines: A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing a married couple as people fled buildings and part of a shopping … Read More
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s trip to boost security ties with the Philippines led to a number of agreements, as both countries push back against ever more assertive behavior by China‘s maritime forces. Japan chose the Philippines as the first … Read More
Take a close look at a video of Sunday’s “collision” between a Philippine coastguard ship and a Chinese maritime militia vessel in the South China Sea. As the stern of one bumps the deck of the other, right in the … Read More
MANILA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. military could be granted access to more bases in the Philippines under a joint defence agreement between the two countries, the chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific command said on Thursday after meeting the … Read More