Philippine forces trained last week to defend Balabac, a strategic island in Palawan that is set to host a new military base ...

The agreement is the fifth that Manila has signed, after similar deals with the United States, Australia, Japan, and New ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has deployed coast guard ships and several militia vessels close to long-grounded Philippine warship in a disputed South China Sea shoal where Filipino forces have ...

FILE - Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly during a joint patrol and training session with the U.S. over the South China Sea, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. ( Philippine Air Force via AP, File) ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The chief of the Philippines' special forces police unit has been suspended over his handling of an operation at the weekend to arrest two wanted Islamic militants that left over 40 ...

WEST YORK ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Overwhelmed after setting foot for the first time on a far-flung but picturesque island in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino army official knelt to kiss ...

MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that are set to include repelling an island attack to simulate the defense of the Philippine ...

Philippine defense officials say Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in ...

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Sunday hailed the newly signed Philippines-Canada Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) as a milestone in ...