In the Philippine capital, Hegseth “will advance security objectives with Philippine leaders and meet with US and Philippine forces,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement last ...

Manila wants to assert its sovereignty, but it also needs roads, bridges and power plants. Pragmatism, not ideology, is ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can choose to uphold Washington’s commitment to the Indo-Pacific or let China play a more ...

US defense chief Pete Hegseth will meet his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Friday, part of a tour of Pacific allies that ...

US defence chief Pete Hegseth will meet his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Friday, part of a tour of Pacific allies that ...

This year's exercise marks 40 years of joint drills aimed at strengthening the U.S. and Philippines' defense capabilities in ...

America’s comparative advantage in advancing its interests is through the strengthening of its alliances and partnerships in ...

Against a background of increased military spending that could see Japan attain the third largest military in the world ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. needs to ensure that it will be able to obtain permission from Japan to use U.S. bases in the country ...

Secretary Ma. Cristina A. Roque on Thursday expressed confidence the Philippines will not be affected by reciprocal tariffs to be imposed by US President Donald J. Trump.

ON the strength of mutual ties that date back 70-plus years ago, Australia has been among the Philippines’ strongest development partners and staunchest allies. With Amb. HK Yu at the helm, Filipinos ...

Having already visited Europe, where he openly declared the United States' attention was focused on the Asia-Pacific and ...