To establish a common operating picture in the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region, Australia and Japan are considering to develop a military intelligence-sharing agreement with the Philippines. This came as Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. met with ...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the robust alliance between the two countries, pledging to further enhance their defense cooperation amid an “imminent threat” from China. The two defense...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks on the South Lawn of the White House before President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday, April 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Stanislav Kogiku/Pool Photo via AP) TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan on Sunday an...
China warned the Philippines anew on its alliance with the United States as it accused the two countries of stirring the tensions in the region amid the allies’ latest move to enhance military cooperation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes US Secretary of Defense Pete...
US Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 28, 2025 for a bilateral meeting with DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid controversies about the reported leak of a war plan in Yemen, United...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (PPAB) Ranking members of the House of Representatives welcomed on Friday, March 28 United States (US) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on his first visit to the...
(L-R) US and Philippines defense secretaries Pete Hegseth and Gilberto Teodoro Jr. shake hands after a press conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 28, 2025. (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines and United States decided to re-establish deterrence in the...
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad commitment' to its alliance with the Philippines during a courtesy call to President Marcos in Malacañan on Friday, March 28. RENEWING TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes US Defense Secretary Pete...
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....
No country must interfere with the Philippines' decisions in terms of bolstering its military capability as the country is no one's chess piece. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) This was the Palace's response to China's call to the Philippines to “stop serving as other countries’...
The Philippines must “stop serving as other countries’ mouthpiece,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said amid the upcoming visit of United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, which is expected to boost Manila’s defense modernization program to better prepare itself should there be...
