US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand ...

In the Philippine capital, Hegseth “will advance security objectives with Philippine leaders and meet with US and Philippine forces,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement last ...

US defense chief Pete Hegseth will meet his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Friday, part of a tour of Pacific allies that ...

Manila wants to assert its sovereignty, but it also needs roads, bridges and power plants. Pragmatism, not ideology, is ...

America’s comparative advantage in advancing its interests is through the strengthening of its alliances and partnerships in ...

Malacañang has flatly rejected China's accusations that the Philippines is being manipulated by foreign powers as a "chess ...

Images recovered from the suspects' phones show photos of military ships docked in the area. U.S. Naval Institute News identified the vessels as including littoral combat ship the USS Savannah, an ...

Despite its strong alliance with the United States (US) and other nations, the Philippines will remain independent and not a mere “chess piece” of other countries as claimed by Beijing, according to ...

President Xi Jinping is escalating China's assertive actions across the Indo-Pacific, testing US alliances as Trump focuses ...

China on Thursday urged the US and the Philippines to avoid actions that could “harm” regional peace and stability as ...

Vietnam is following in the footsteps of rival Spratly Islands claimant China in building out military-purposed ...

Pete Hegseth arrived in the Philippines to start his first trip to Asia as Pentagon chief as he faces calls from Democrats to resign for sharing attack plans with other US officials over the Signal ...