The United States reaffirmed its defense pact with the Philippines after China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese militia vessels rammed and water cannoned a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel near the Pag-asa Island over the weekend. “The United States reaffirms...
President Marcos announced that he had secured over $21 billion in new investment pledges from top American companies following his meetings with US trade and business leaders this week. Marcos said this as he returned to Manila from his three-day official visit to Washington late Wednesday...
United States Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon, March 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech, DOD) The upcoming visit of United States Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth to the country later this...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines could opt to "strengthen its position" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by pursuing pacts with other countries similar to its 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with its long-time ally,...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (leftl), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental--Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has credited President Marcos for successfully...
The Philippines and the United States have both underscored the need to restore deterrence in the South China Sea as China continues its aggressive claims in a region of global trade importance. Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (AP,...
Members of the Philippine Army and United States Army enhance interoperability during the Balikatan exercise. (Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is optimistic that President Donald Trump's decision to suspend the United States’ foreign development...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez on Wednesday, Jan. 22, assured that the Philippines will continue to have a strong partnership with the United States under President Trump. (From left) Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez and...
An official from the National Maritime Council (NMC) believes that it may be the right time to review the Philippines' mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States amid rising tensions between Manila and Beijing in the disputed South China Sea. File photo NMC spokesman Alexander Lopez said...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recognized...
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año (Sullivan's X account / Año file photo) The national government should resolve its maritime dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through peaceful means, key security advisers of Manila and...
The Philippine government does not see as armed attack China’s recent action against Filipino troops in the West Philippine Sea although it already led to severe injuries, including the dismemberment of a finger, and the confiscation of their firearms. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año told...
