MANILA, Philippines — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday dismissed the warning from China against Manila’s naval drills with the United States and Japan in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “The strength of ...

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

including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. Parts of the South China Sea that fall within Philippine territory have been renamed by the government as West ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief on Monday called China's expansive claims in the South China Sea “the ...

A group advocating a more vigorous but peaceful assertion of the country’s rights over its territorial waters is preparing its third civilian-led sailing mission to the West Philippine Sea, ...

"Through the power of art and collective ... country's interests above all." The West Philippine Sea refers to the waters in the South China Sea that overlap with the Philippines' 370-kilometer ...

Marcos Jr., the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to uphold the country’s sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea. The BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV 9701) is responding to the illegal presence of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy will soon expand its naval force units overseeing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and waters near Taiwan to better defend the country’s interests amid China’s ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to visit the Philippines ... China will continue to escalate its aggressive actions and push its expansionist agenda in the West Philippine Sea.

A Philippine Air ... efforts in the South China Sea during a speech to Manila’s forces stationed in the region. In his remarks at the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command’s ...