In November, then-Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro disclosed that the sites included the strategic Subic Bay, where the Navy base was once a boon to the local economy. But two senior Philippine officials told the AP that Subic, where a Philippine nav...
SANTA ANA, Philippines (AP) — The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists mostly for …
That has dovetailed with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s thrust to strengthen his country’s external defenses given analarming escalationof territorial confrontations between Chinese and Filipinos forces in the South China Sea. The Department of National Defe...
Manila, Philippines - The Philippines needs support from the United States in order to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario. In a speech after receiving his award from the Ateneo School of Government as Professorial Chair for ...
U.S. forces have been deployed in a Philippine military camp in the country’s south for decades to advise and provide training to Filipino forces battling Muslim militants. The region is the homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation....
“This landmark deployment marks a significant milestone for the new capability while enhancing interoperability, readiness and defense capabilities in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines,” the statement read. “This creates several new collaboration opportunities for our bilateral ...
A joint drill conducted by the Philippines and the United States forces starting from Monday threatens regional stability and further stirs up tension in the South China Sea, analysts say. The annual drill, called Balikatan, a Filipino ter...
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Marine from California was identified by military officials Sunday as one of four people killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines.
Marcos said Wednesday the four new military sites would include areas in the northern Philippines. That location has infuriated Chinese officials because it would provide U.S. forces a staging ground close to southern China and Taiwan. The Americans would also have access to military areas on the...
The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines says that nearly 200 Afghan nationals have been flown on to the United States after having their special immigration visas processed in the Philippines.