It remains unclear what kind of "evolution" President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would be taking up with President Joe Biden about the Philippines and US mutual defense treaty when they meet in Washington next week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)...
The defense chiefs of the US and the Philippines have "condemned" China's "gray-zone" operations—or activities short of being called as war—in the South China Sea as they said these acts interfere with the livelihood of Filipino fisherfolk. In a readout provided by the US Department of...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Tuesday that Russia was not complying with New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the world's two main nuclear powers, as tensions soar over the Ukraine war. Responding to a request from Congress, the State Department faulted...
The United States is supporting the Philippines in its activities in the Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) as it noted that it is part of the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) following China's recent and dangerous laser-pointing activity at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship traversing...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has decided against activating the Philippines' mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States of America (USA) over the laser-pointing incident between the Philippine and Chinese coast guards in the South China Sea as the incident was "not enough" to...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next year, the WHO announced after three days of discussions in Geneva. The 194 member states of the World Health Organization have been thrashing out a pandemic treaty since...
The country's Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States (US) is continuously under negotiation and evolution to see what would be the best for the Philippines' defense. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave this...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, November 27 expressed his support to the Marcos administration’s move to conduct a review of the Philippine’s Mutual Defense Treaty with the United States saying it is high-time to make it attuned to the needs of the present time. “Matagal na iong Mutual...
United States Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday vowed to honor the US commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines, which would defend the country from any armed attack on its assets in the South China Sea. Harris’ pronouncement came at the height of President Marcos’...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Feeling a growing support from Southeast Asian countries in its fight against Russia, Ukrainian's top diplomat has said his country’s war with Russia will only end "when Ukraine wins." In an exclusive interview with Manila Bulletin, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba...
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, Aug. 6, assured President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. of Washington’s commitment to the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), which will provide foreign support to each other in the Pacific in case of external armed attack....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. underscored the importance and evolution of the relationship between the United States (US) and the Philippines amid the tensions brought about by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the Asian region, particularly to Taiwan, which China considers a...
