Managing the growing competition between the United States and China is "critically important" not only for both countries but also for their allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific, including the Philippines. That was what US State Department's Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs...
There is no need for the Philippines and the US to come up with new military agreements on top of the existing Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). This is what officials of both countries believed in as the Philippines and the US concluded the two-day...
The US is strengthening its ties with the Philippines and other neighboring countries as it sees the Indo-Pacific region from a strategic perspective, , a ranking US official said Friday. Speaking before students of De La Salle University, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific...
National Security Advisor Eduardo Año and his United States (US) counterpart, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, held a phone meeting earlier this week to discuss ways in ensuring “a free and open” Indo-Pacific region, which Washington has long recognized as vital to its security and...