United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived in the Philippines on Thursday night, March 27, and is set to meet with President Marcos and Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives in the Philippines for a two-day working visit. (Photo from Amb....
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...
The minister of the French Armed Forces will be coming to Manila to enhance the Philippines and France’s ties in the Indo-Pacific. French Minister Sébastien Lecornu will visit the country on Saturday, Dec. 2, to engage in a high-level meeting and working lunch with Department of National Defense...
It does need a conflict before Australia helps the Philippines in the waters. For Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu, preventing a conflict is "more important" than making a response to it. That, she said, is the reason why Canberra is helping Manila bolster the interoperability between...
Australia does not believe its strengthened military alliance with the Philippines will necessarily create tension in the South China Sea. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu said that Canberra's enhanced military partnership with the Philippines, which includes more joint maritime...
The Pentagon has renewed its call for the Philippines to bolster its military ties with Japan and Australia as China continues its maneuvers in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the recommendation to Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gibo...
China has objected to the newly crafted Bilateral Defense Guidelines between the Philippines and the United States, claiming that countries surrounding the contested waterway have maintained peace and stability in the region. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, said China...
United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson lauded the success of the largest war games between the Philippines and the United States this year, which were highlighted by an "innovation" in the "evolution" of Washington and Manila's military ties. At the conclusion of the 38th...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Sunday, April 16, accused reports of misquoting or misinterpreting the remarks made by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian about the fate of some 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid the intensified Philippine-United States (US)...
The prospect of the Philippines having a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan is allowed under the Philippine Constitution, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Sunday, February 12. Tolentino declared the possibility of a Philippines-Japan VFA following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos...
Senators on Friday, February 10 welcomed the proposal for the Philippines and Japan to strengthen its military and security ties with the United States, including the holding of joint military exercises and disaster response cooperation. “This is nothing new as there had been a similar...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is looking forward to strengthen their military partnership to maintain the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Monday night, September 13. Gen. David Berger (left),...
