US and Philippines launch joint army drills with 5,000 soldiers
The drills will focus on territorial defence and commanding large-scale deployments of forces. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Video Shows US Ally Challenging Chinese Presence Near Coast
Gilberto Teodoro Jr., the Philippine defense secretary, told the Straits Times in February: "What China is doing is trying to bully everybody into acquiescing [to] its version of international law ...
Last of six foreign hikers missing in Philippines rescued
The six-man group had set out on March 19 for what was to be a four-hour excursion. Read more at straitstimes.com.
To the Philippines: Don’t be a ship lost at sea in foreign policy
Yet, the Philippines' foreign policy resembles a ship that has lost its direction, blindly catering to the strategic ...
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Trump defense chief Hegseth coming to PH in first trip to Asia
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines in his first trip to Asia this weekend, for talks ...
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Travel to the 7,641 islands
THE Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands. If you were to visit one island per day, it would take 21 years to ...
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Japanese ship makes first solo trip through the Strait
The JS Akizuki carried out a north-to-south transit through the Taiwan Strait on Feb. 5 as it sailed to the South China Sea to participate in a joint exercise with US, Australian and Philippine forces ...
Philippines set for ‘more robust’ Balikatan joint drills, but no mention of Typhon
Similar to Balikatan 2024, this year’s drills will feature sinking exercises 12 nautical miles outside the Philippines’ ...
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested over deadly drug war
MANILA: Former president Rodrigo Duterte (pic), once the Philippines' firebrand leader, is now under custody after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for crimes against ...