The United States is flexing once again its military muscle in the Indo-Pacific with the port visit in Manila of one of its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers after sailing the South China Sea with the Philippine Navy. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, arrived in the...
President Marcos is set to meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the latter's Official Visit to the Philippines next week, the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Malacañang file photo) In a...
Two Korean navy ships are in Manila for a series of activities aimed at strengthening relations between the Philippines and South Korea. Training ship ROKS Hansando and combat support ship ROKS Hwacheon will be participating in Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN)'s Cruise Training Task Group (CTTG),...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte advised grade school students at the La Castellana Elementary School in Negros Occidental to study hard to pursue their dreams of a better life. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks before elementary students of La Castellana Elementary...
Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta will visit the Philippines on Nov. 10, Malacañang said. Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta (José Ramos-Horta Facebook) Horta will be in Manila for a state visit to further strengthen bilateral relations between the Philippines and Timor-Leste. He and...
Japan has said th​at its upgraded security ties with the Philippines, particularly its decision to start talks on a possible Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), is not directed to any country. While Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida already noted that the international order is already...
The Philippines and Japan have entered into a bilateral defense pact that will allow the sharing of military training and operations between troops of both sides as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cited a "complex international situation" during his visit to Manila. In a...
A political analyst on Friday, Nov. 3, cited the importance of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to the Philippines to the country’s defense system amid threats in the West Philippine Sea. Froilan Calilung, who is also the director of the Local Government Development Institute, said...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in the Philippines on Friday afternoon in a move seen to counter Beijing's aggression against Manila. Kishida's schedule in the country would include a meeting with President Marcos, with whom he is expected to discuss issues on the West Philippine Sea...
New Zealand showed off its maritime capacity to the Philippines through the recent port visit of its ship, HMNZS Aotearoa. Aotearoa had docked for three days in Manila on October 30 as part of New Zealand's Defence Force (NZDF)'s largest naval deployment to the Indo-Pacific, which its...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make an official visit to the Philippines in November as Tokyo is expanding its relations with Manila that were already bolstered during President Marcos' trip there early this year. Kishida will be in the country from November 3 to 4—nine months...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri together with Senators Grace Poe and Christopher "Bong" Go met with parliament leaders from the United Kingdom (UK) in a bid to build stronger partnerships rooted in shared democratic principles. UK Deputy Head of Mission Alistair White (from left),...
