THE PHILIPPINES is unlikely to succumb to Chinese pressure to give up Washington’s mid-range Typhon missile system amid worsening tensions between the Asian neighbors, security analysts said at the ...

Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is up in arms over Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary ...

Despite rising maritime tensions with China, the Philippines is keeping the door open for possible joint oil and gas ...

Yet, it seems — as shown by the meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on the sidelines of the Munich forum, indicating the US will ...

THE US has exempted security assistance to the Philippines worth $336 million from its foreign aid freeze, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday. “The Philippines has been informed of ...

Philippine Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro said stressed the need for a strong partnership between the ...

Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani is expected to visit Manila from February 22 and reach an agreement with Philippine ...

In January 2025, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the US Navy conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA ...

Speaking at a panel discussion alongside China’s former foreign vice minister at this year’s Munich Security Conference, Foreign Affairs Secretary Manalo asserted that the Philippines is merely ...

For his part, Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said non-compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is “creating tensions” in the busy maritime corridor ...

Attending the panel discussion were former Chinese vice foreign minister Fu Ying, Enrique Manalo, secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Christopher A. Coons, senator and ...

DEV’T COOPERATION. United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo meet on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2025 in Germany ...