The close coordination between Washington and Manila on defense against China represents a distinct improvement from before ...

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has expressed confidence that the US will honor its commitments to the Philippines regarding defense cooperation.

New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China's "dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea" with ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the ...

An ongoing standoff between the Chinese and Philippine coast guards underscores the contentiousness of the situation. The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) belligerence and brinkmanship against the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised China’s ‘dangerous’ actions towards the Philippines in the South China Sea.

Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo and US State Secretary Marco Rubio talk about 'sustaining the momentum' in bilateral ties ...

In a call with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Rubio “underscored the United States’ ironclad commitments to the Philippines under our Mutual Defense Treaty,” US Department of ...