Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea saw the country’s first joint patrol with the United States this year, with a Philippine Coast Guard vessel joining.

INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS (Left) DFA Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro at the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 29, 2025. (Photo from Sec. Lazaro via X post) (Right)

Vietnam and the United Kingdom elevated relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership following the talks between Party General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Oct. ...

For decades, the Philippines’ security rested almost entirely on its alliance with the U.S. Now Manila is expanding its list of partners.

For decades, the Philippines’ security rested almost entirely on its alliance with the United States. Now Manila is expanding its list of partners.

For decades, the Philippines’ security rested almost entirely on its alliance with the United States. Now Manila is expanding its list of partners.

Indonesia’s top defense official says that Jakarta will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, marking the country’s first non-Western aircraft purchase deal.

Manila and Washington are bound by a Mutual Defense Treaty that calls for each other’s defense in case of an armed attack.

MANILA, Philippines — Public trust in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte continued to weaken, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by the Stratbase ...

In one move, Beijing gets to disarm Washington of a rhetorical weapon while maintaining the mantle of leadership within the Global South.