Two Japanese navy vessels arrived in Manila on Friday, Aug. 25, for a five-month-long maritime exercises among Japanese, Filipino, American and Australian troops to show Japan's allied countries' deterrence against challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. JS Izumo (DDH-183) and JS Samidare (DD-106)...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday said members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must manage geopolitical tensions to ensure uninterrupted development in the Indo-Pacific region. Since the region is now “an engine of global growth,” Manalo said the regional...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has called on the Philippines to "resist external interference" in addressing matters concerning the Indo-Pacific region as he said Beijing is always willing to work with Manila to ensure "good neighborliness." Huang's pronouncement was made before...
French Navy destroyer Lorraine will make a port visit in Manila starting Friday, June 23, as France flexes its assets in efforts just to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Before arriving in the Philippines, Lorraine has been undergoing Long Duration Deployment (LDD) since...
A French admiral for Asia-Pacific will be coming to Manila next week for meetings with various military and diplomatic officials as the Philippines is expanding its Western alliance amid challenges over the South China Sea. Rear Admiral Geoffroy d’Andigné will be in Manila from June 26 to 30,...
The Philippines, Japan and the United States have discussed possibilities to conduct joint multilateral maritime exercises in the waters of the Indo-Pacific as national security advisers of the three countries met for the first time to tackle "unilateral attempts" to change the region's status quo....
French Ambassador to the Philippines Michele Boccoz announced on Saturday, June 17, that one of its warships, the FS Lorraine, will be in Manila for a “drill” with the Philippine Navy. (From left) FS Lorraine is refuelled by the US supply ship USNS Rappahannock in the Philippine Sea (Photo...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo believes that the [establishment of Canada's regional agriculture office](https://mb.com.ph/2023/6/8/canada-picks-ph-to-house-agri-office-for-indo-pacific) for the Indo-Pacific in the Philippines will help the Philippines achieve its food...
EDITORS DESK The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) hatched by the Biden administration speaks volumes of the US government’s dissatisfaction on the results of trade liberalization implemented by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and even on its own bilateral and regional free...
Czech Republic stands ready to support the Philippines amid tensions in the South China Sea, Czech Ambassador to Manila Jana Šedivá said. (Photo from Czech Ambassador to Manila Jana Šedivá's Facebook page) The envoy stressed her country’s own Indo-Pacific strategy, the region that covers the...
United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson on Wednesday, May 17, stood by the defense ties between the two countries as she insisted that it has nothing to do with China alone. Philippine and American flags (Photo from US Embassy in the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking on...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has called on Japan to ensure that the security architecture in the Indo-Pacific would maintain trust and confidence among parties involved as the US-China rivalry. Speaking at a forum in Japan on Tuesday, Manalo said such regional architecture "must empower...
