The Philippines' top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence Monday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols in the disputed South China Sea and move ahead with an agreed expansion of the U.

The Philippines defense agreements with the United States will stay intact under President Donald Trump, according to Manilas ambassador to Washington, Jose Manuel Romualdez. Speaking at a media forum in Manila,

Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his troops waded ashore on Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. He then spoke these words on the radio:

Southeast Asian nation will reportedly receive US$5.3 billion from the Donald Trump administration, earmarked for security and anti-narcotics programmes The exemption of the Philippines from a worldwide freeze on US foreign security aid affirms Manila's "first-in-line" status in securing Washington's interests in the Indo-Pacific,

France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances with Manila targeting China.

Japan and the Philippines have agreed to further deepen their defense collaborations and start talks on an arrangement to protect shared military information in the face of mutual alarm over China’s i

The powerful Marcos and Duterte political clans are engaged in bitter political conflict in the Philippines. While personalities and personal ambitions – and death threats – have claimed the headlines,

Without USAID funds, groups offering health care to LGBTQ+ Filipinos face challenges, look for new partnerships.

The Philippines has urged more states to ratify the nuclear weapon ban treaty as it underscores the “urgent need” to universalize the accord. Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Antonio Lagdameo renewed the call during the Third Meeting of States Parties to