The United States and the Philippines are forming a new military task force, to be led by a general or admiral, aimed at deterring aggression in the South China Sea. The task force was announced ...

By Rex Espiritu THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has delivered Christmas packages and essential supplies to Filipino ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) delivered Christmas packages and essential supplies to Filipino troops deployed in ...

The suggestion by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is unlikely to go down well in Beijing – or Manila. A U.S. congressional commission has proposed that Taiwan help fund upgrades ...

Domestic challenges threaten to derail the military’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities and reorient itself toward new strategic priorities. Philippine Marines with Marine Battalion Landing Team 7 ...

The U.S. has deployed troops and anti-ship missiles into the northern Philippines as part of almost continuous, joint war drills throughout the country. One goal is to block the Bashi Channel and deny ...

Speaking on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense summit in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the creation of Task Force ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine military will test a new defense plan to be spearheaded by a new command, as officials here game out what it would take to repel invaders without immediate help ...

Sixty personnel from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps and led by a Marine major general are working for a new U.S. military task force in the Philippines, according to the U.S. Pacific ...

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and members of the Philippine Marine Corps and Scout Ranger Regiment carry out a ...

China issued a sharp warning after U.S., Philippine and Japanese ships pushed through contested waters in the West Philippine Sea, challenging Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims and spotlighting one ...