It’s getting hotter — and more expensive to stay cool — in the island nation. Will it become the first in Southeast Asia to ...

A SPOKESMAN for the National Maritime Council (NMC) has called for a review of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States, citing "new security challenges" ...

The close coordination between Washington and Manila on defense against China represents a distinct improvement from before ...

The navy ships were observed as China's coast guard presence near the Philippines' main island reached the 30-day mark.

The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan also lay claims that clash with China's and territorial confrontations have flared particularly between Beijing and Manila in the last two years.

MANILA, Philippines (AP ... said the Canadian ambassador to Manila while raising concerns over China’s “provocative and unlawful actions” in the region. Canada has been reinforcing ...

It followed Tuesday’s PLA air patrol over the contested Scarborough Shoal – known as Huangyan Island in China. The Chinese military activities came after the Philippines and the United States ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP): Canada and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that would allow their forces to hold larger military drills in the South China Sea ...

China claims virtually the entire sea passage, a key global trade route, and has deployed coast guard and naval fleets and other vessels to guard what it says is its territory. The Philippines ...

MANILA – The air forces of the Philippines and the US held joint patrols over the South China Sea on Feb 4, a move that angered China, which also conducted a “routine patrol” over a disputed ...

As the second Trump administration assembled, the Philippines appeared relatively sanguine about the prospects of stronger bilateral relations. The elevation of China hawks such as new Secretary of ...