Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck the Philippines in the early hours of Saturday, as reported by the National Centre of Seismology. According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred in …

Philippine authorities revealed the capture of six Chinese nationals and one Filipino, who were suspected of spying on US and Philippine navy ships near the entrance of the strategically important …

Philippines Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo has dismissed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s claim that the country’s maritime actions are influenced by external forces, calling it a “distortion” of the real …

Suspected Chinese spies posing as Taiwanese tourists were arrested in the Philippines after allegedly taking photographs of Philippine Coast Guard ships, Taipei Times reported. According to local media, the two …

The Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, will visit the Philippines, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) from January 14 to 21, …

The Philippines has deployed its vessels and aircraft to closely monitor a massive Chinese Coast Guard ship, the largest in the world, spotted near Luzon Island. Filipino officials have expressed …

The Philippines has ratified a defence treaty with Japan, allowing the country to station troops on each other’s territory for military exercises after growing territorial challenges from China. According to …

The inaugural India-Philippines Maritime Dialogue was held on December 13 in Manila, Philippines. The event comes at the backdrop of the 75 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries. …

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held meetings with the Japanese Defence Minister, General Nakatani and the Defence Secretary of the Philippines, Gilberto Teodoro in Laos. In a post on X, …

US and Philippines on Monday signed and agreement on sharing classified military information and technology as the two countries seek to deepen cooperation in a bid to counter Chinese influence …

The Philippines, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has enacted two new maritime laws designed to safeguard the nation’s contested territory in the South China Sea, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act …

The Philippines government on Tuesday protested against Chinese escalations over the South China Sea, announcing baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Radio Free Asia reported that the Philippines accused China …

Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, the Dalai Lama’s representative for Japan and East Asia, wrapped up his official tour of the Philippines, emphasising the ongoing struggle for Tibetan autonomy and human rights. …

The Philippine and Chinese governments held “frank and candid” talks on the Escoda Shoal (Sabina Shoal) in the contested waters of the South China Sea as Manila continued to assert …

China’s twisting of the truth is becoming increasingly bizarre as it attempts to drive the Philippines out of its own exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea. Clashes …

Philippines Defence Secretary on Monday said that his country is focused on strengthening its military to deter armed attacks, local media reported, in the wake of the ramming incident in …

The Philippines said on Monday that one of its coast guard vessels was rammed and another subjected to “aggressive manoeuvres” by Chinese coast guard ships in the West Philippine Sea, …

A US Army soldier and intelligence analyst has pleaded guilty to all charges of disclosing the country’s national defence information to China, the Department of Justice said “The defendant abused …

China’s military has launched military drills near a territory in the South China Sea near Philippines. The Southern Theatre Command of China’s Peoples Army said on Wednesday that it had …

In a move to strengthen maritime cooperation, the coast guards of the Philippines and Vietnam will conduct their first-ever joint exercises on August 9. As reported by Nikkei Asia, this …

Philippines Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro and German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius committed to a defence agreement intended to increase cooperation between their respective defence forces, claiming …