The move follows U.S. Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s trip to the Philippines last week and comes ahead of the annual, joint Balikatan exercise.

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance.

MANILA, March 24 - Soldiers from the Philippine and the U.S. armies began three weeks of joint military exercises on Monday, with drills focused ... closer to the United States.

Manila seems set to remain a priority partner for Washington, despite the Trump administration’s radical foreign policy changes.

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Romeo Brawner told troops of Northern Luzon Command to prepare for a Taiwan invasion contingency, citing the repatriation of citizens and the “inevitability” of Manila’s involvement in a cross-strait conflict.

The United States, Japan and the Philippines staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness Friday off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance.

Manila: The Philippines, Japan, and the United States conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The United States has approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to Manila, giving the key US ally in the Indo-Pacific a major upgrade to its air force just days after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to counter “China’s aggression.

Chinese experts on Wednesday slammed the Philippine military chief's hypes on the Chinese People's Liberation Army's drills around Taiwan island, calling it an attempt to interfere in China's internal affairs.

South China Sea — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept ...