Philippine Army soldiers and U.S. Army soldiers conduct training during an annual exercise in the Philippines, April 9, 2025. (Staff Sgt. Katelyn Vazquez/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army’s rotation in the ...

Jan. 8 (UPI) --As the Philippines takes over the rotating Association of Southeast Asian Nations chair in 2026, it will do so at a moment of sharpened maritime tension and narrowing diplomatic ...

The Philippine peso declined to a new record low after the central bank signaled an interest-rate cut and as traders assessed its tolerance for a weaker currency. The peso fell as much as 0.3% to ...

A Philippine Coast Guard official flies a drone as Chinese militia ships sail nearby during a resupply mission to troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal on March 5, 2024, in the South China Sea.

As Australian authorities try to retrace the steps and understand the motivations of the Bondi Beach gunmen who killed 15 people on Sunday, one key focus has emerged: their travel to the Philippines ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Philippine marine corps has unveiled a new anti-ship missile unit equipped with Indian-made BrahMos cruise missiles, a move that could strengthen Manila’s defenses in the disputed South China Sea ...

Soldiers from the 1st Land Based Missile System Battery, Philippine Army Artillery Regiment fasten the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) reload fixture to the MRC Payload Deployment System with U.S. Army ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons and rammed an anchored Philippine government vessel near Thitu ...

A new study warns that 15-23% of the Philippines’ 1,294 terrestrial vertebrates face extinction, with amphibians and mammals at highest risk. Endemic species are most vulnerable, yet many lesser-known ...

The earthquake killed at least 69 people, including residents of a village of “disaster-resilient homes” built for people who survived Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. By Aie Balagtas See and Jason ...