Manila (AFP) – The United States is "doubling down" on its alliance with the Philippines, defence chief Pete Hegseth said Friday in Manila, in the face of what he called "Communist China's ...

Mr Marcos told the US defence chief that by visiting the Philippines first in Asia, he “sends a very strong message of the commitment of both our countries to continue to work together to maintain the ...

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth, centre, along with Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Romeo Brawner (AP/Gerard Carreon) Mr Hegseth’s decision to make the Philippines his ...

SINGAPORE: The battle of Iwo Jima in World War II was one of the bloodiest in the history of the US Marine Corps ... The Philippine defence chief has called the superpower’s expansive claims ...

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against “threats from the communist Chinese” and ensure ...