The National Security Council (NSC) clarified that there are no American military bases in the Philippines amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and threats by Iran to strike United States military installations abroad. In a statement read by Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), foreign embassies, and historical institutions gathered on Feb. 21, 2026 at the Memorare Manila 1945 Memorial in Intramuros to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Manila and honor more than 100,000 civilians killed during the month-long...
Top defense and security officials on Monday, March 2, dismissed fears that the nine Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in the country could become targets following the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Department of National Defense (DND), the Armed Forces of the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states and Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded Monday with statements of defiance and warnings of more U.S. casualties. As the American and Israeli...
Vice President Sara Duterte has advised Filipinos in the Middle East to change their plans if the current situation in the region worsens. "Kung lalo pang lumala ang sitwasyon sa seguridad, maging handa na baguhin ang inyong mga plano anumang oras kung kinakailangan (If the security situation...
ILOILO CITY—A native of Capiz province shared her experience after the Iranian retaliatory strike in an American navy base in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, following the joint bombing of the United States and Israel Saturday in Iran. “The situation is very alarming,” said Ahmyzza Contreras...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Sunday, March 1, said it is prepared to carry out evacuation and humanitarian missions for Filipinos in the Middle East if tensions there worsen. The assurance came amid fears of a wider conflict after the United States and Israel launched a major joint...
Israel and the United States attacked Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, triggering neighboring countries to urge residents to take shelter as possibilities of escalation of tension in the Middle East rises. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement that Tel Aviv and Washington...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Friday, Feb. 27, that it has tested its combat readiness in a high-stakes demonstration of trilateral interoperability in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with counterparts from the United States and Japan. The AFP concluded its 15th Multilateral...
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has blasted the Chinese Embassy for accusing it and one of its contributors of being tools of US propaganda after it released a video explainer on pro-China disinformation. In a statement issued on Thursday, Feb. 26, PCIJ said it...
United States Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d’Affaires Y. Robert Ewing highlighted their commitment to strengthening education partnerships during his meeting with 50 scholars of the English Access Microscholarship Program in Davao City. Speaking before public school student beneficiaries at...
Malacañang said the Philippine economic team will continue to engage with the United States following its imposition of a 15-percent increase in import duties. "We will continue to engaged with the US given that US remains a major trading partner," the economic team said in a statement read by...
