American and Philippine defense secretaries unveiled a task force designed to deter Chinese coercion in the South China Sea ...

Domestic challenges threaten to derail the military’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities and reorient itself toward new ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine coast guard accused the Chinese navy of performing dangerous flight manoeuvres on Tuesday when it flew close to a government aircraft patrolling a disputed shoal in ...

In this photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard, a People’s Liberation Army Navy helicopter hovers off the port side of a Philippine aircraft in the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal in the South ...

BATANES, Philippines >> Marilyn Hubalde still remembers the first time she heard the thunderous chop of military helicopters ...

On Sunday, April 20, 2025, China’s Southern Theatre Navy announced that a warship from the Philippines, described as a frigate, had entered the waters near Scarborough Shoal. According to the Chinese ...

Participating naval vessels included the U.S. destroyer USS Fitzgerald, the Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat, the New Zealand sustainment ship HMNZS Aotearoa and the Philippine frigate BRP Jose Rizal, ...

This post has been updated with additional information on the movements of Chinese carrier CNS Shandong. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is now operating in the Philippine Sea following a port visit ...

MANILA (Reuters) -Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back towards the United States which supports the Southeast ...

A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces accidentally sank Monday hours before the mock assault, prompting the drill to ...

MANILA, Philippines — A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces accidentally sank Monday hours before the mock assault, ...

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio: "You are ...