French Joint Commander for Asia Pacific Rear Admiral Guillaume Pinget visited the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on ...

Defense leaders in Manila are beefing up the country's defenses as China asserts itself over disputed claims in the South ...

Manila has allocated nearly $2 billion for the acquisition of a submarine fleet to help defend its dispersed island geography ...

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen ... nothing more, under the concept of proportionality.” “When I said that we’ll fight back, I meant we won’t allow ourselves to be bullied ...

Philippine authorities said Thursday that they had arrested five Chinese citizens for alleged spying, a week after arresting another Chinese national in the midst of a territorial dispute between ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines ... Colonel Francel Margeth Padilla said the Philippine military is “looking at the bigger picture” and “connecting the dots” including the now-banned operations of ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has observed a “pattern” in these recent developments, along with reports of foreign nationals using fake IDs and birth certificates, Rear-Admiral Roy ...

if Philippine forces, ships and aircraft come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea.

In 2023, Philippine authorities agreed to give the U.S. military access to four new bases. A rotating force of U.S. Special Operations ... the Philippine armed forces because of China’s ...