The "routine" maritime domain awareness flight was jointly conducted by the Philippine fisheries bureau and coast guard over ...

Philippine Ambassador José Manuel Romualdez was interviewed by Washington Diplomat news editor Larry Luxner at the latest ...

Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly with two U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber aircraft during a joint patrol and training over the South China Sea on Feb.4.( Philippine Air Force via AP) BANGKOK ...

This past August, a Chinese Coast Guard cutter and a Navy destroyer collided after harassing a Philippine Coast Guard cutter operating in Philippine waters, resulting in the deaths of some Chinese ...

China has upgraded surveillance and electronic warfare systems across several occupied reefs in the disputed South China Sea as it seeks to strengthen its defenses and expand intelligence capabilities ...

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and Philippine Navy flagship BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150) were among nine warships and cutters to conduct a joint patrol Nov. 14-15, 2025, in the South China ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine trial court has sentenced a former mayor accused of having ties to Chinese criminal syndicates to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of human trafficking, a ...

Japan and the Philippines conducted their first military drill in October 2025 as part of a key defense pact that came into effect in September. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), signed in July ...

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) steams while conducting search-and-rescue exercises in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 27, 2025. US Navy photo The U.S. is maintaining a steady ...

A United States commander said treaty allies South Korea, Japan and the Philippines could form a "strategic triangle" to contain China if military planners view the region from a nontraditional ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --The United States and the Philippines are stepping up joint naval and marine to counter China's expanding reach across disputed waters in Southeast Asia. Under the Enhanced Defense ...