US Secretary of Defense meets with American servicemen during his visit to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. (Courtesy of Austin / X ) American servicemen who have been deployed to Palawan to be part of...
The United States has ramped up its efforts to help the Philippines safeguard its sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea​ and recently creat​ed a dedicated task force for its ​ally in the region. ​The task force is called Task Force-Ayungin, which is named after...
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, shakes hands with Brunei's Defence Minister Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof during the ASEAN Defence Ministers' informal Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
US Secretary of Defense meets with American servicemen during his visit to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo: Austin / X account) The United States government has created a new military task force...
(L-R) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. smile at each other during a press conference at the headquarters of Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. Austin reiterated America's "ironclad"...
China has reminded the Philippines and the United States that no military pact between or among countries should harm any third party nor trigger tension in the region. Lin Jian, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, on Monday, Nov. 18, reacted to the signing of Manila and Washington of...
(L-R) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sign the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) which seeks to facilitate the exchange of classified military information between the two countries, Nov. 18, 2024, in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. confirms that the Philippines is considering to procure missile systems despite criticisms from China during a Philippine Navy event in Manila on Nov. 15, 2024. (DPC pool) China has no right to lecture the Philippines when it comes to...
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin is set to travel to the Philippines next week to advance United States’ military partnership with the country in the face of growing geopolitical tension worldwide. The US Defense secretary’s trip to Manila is part of his visit to the region, which will also include...
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III (middle) visits the Philippine Navy’s (PN) Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales on July 31, 2024. He was accompanied by PN chief Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. (right most). (Photo: PN) United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III inspected the...
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said it is only the "beginning of the evolution" of the Philippines-US military alliance as it will soon tie up with other allies to bolster such partnership. "We're at the very beginning of this evolution and we'll work with our Japanese counterparts to see how to...
The Philippines and the United States have agreed to soon exchange military information following the visit of Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and US State Secretary Antony Blinken in Manila—two key US officials in Washington's defense posture in the Indo-Pacific region. In a joint statement after...
