It also plans to allocate $100 million for the improvement of military bases to which the US has access under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomes then-United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III during a courtesy call at the President’s Hall in Malacanang Palace on Feb. 2, 2023.(PNA Photo) MANILA ...

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro engaged in a testy back-and-forth with Chinese officials at a Singapore security forum on Sunday, accusing leaders in Beijing of grabbing territory in ...

China's ambassador says Manila should ponder fate of 150,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China Coast Guard vessels deploy water cannons at the Philippine military-chartered Unaizah May 4 (R) during its supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on March 5, 2024.

MANILA – The United States on July 30 said it is giving the Philippines US$500 million (S$672 million) to boost Manila’s military capabilities, as the South-east Asian country defends its ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office in June 2022, has denied any knowledge of such an arrangement and said he was "horrified" by the idea. What People Are Saying ...

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III warned Beijing against engaging in hostilities with U.S. allies in the South and East China Seas.