The US treaty ally is spending billions to arm itself for a conflict over Taiwan or the South China Sea it hopes will never ...

“He’s taken the side of China against the Philippines ... how strategic imperatives had forced outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to build strong relations with Washington ...

China's efforts to put more pressure on the Philippines over a disputed atoll in the Sea could prove an early test for ...

MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has removed Vice President Sara Duterte from the National Security Council (NSC), ...

Despite the aggression from Chinese forces, Philippine authorities remained firm in defending the country’s sovereign rights ...

China's foreign ministry on Thursday urged the Philippines to return to "peaceful development", saying Manila's decision to ...

China says a plan by the Philippines to deploy midrange missiles would be a provocative move that stokes regional tensions.

Vietnam is poised to become only the second country in the region to acquire Indian-Russian BrahMos supersonic missiles.

have deepened their defense cooperation since Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos took office in 2022 and began pushing back on Beijing's claims to the South China Sea. The U.S. lays no claims ...

The Philippines has announced plans to buy the United States’ Typhon missile system, triggering China to warn of an ... in a political power struggle with president.

China opposes U.S. military assistance to the Philippines and has been particularly alarmed by the deployment of the Typhon system. Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. has strengthened an arc of ...

Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. has strengthened an arc of alliances in the Indo-Pacific to counter China, including in any confrontation over Taiwan. The Philippines would not necessarily buy ...