Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro wants to speed up work at Balabac Island, a joint Air Force and Navy base in the southern end of Palawan province.

The ship was built as a patrol vessel for the U.S. Navy in the 1940s and was transferred to Vietnam’s navy before the Philippine military acquired it, Philippine navy Capt. John Percie Alcos said.

How the U.S. military could become involved in a dangerous conflict in the South China Sea A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Navy will construct two facilities for the repair and maintenance of Philippine military boats in a province facing the South China Sea, where confrontations ...

Military leaders are working to enforce a "one-theatre" concept in both the East and South China seas, the Philippines' defence minister said on Monday, adding that the Southeast Asian country ...

Filipino and U.S. soldiers participate during the Salaknib joint military drills at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, on March 31, 2023. (Aaron Favila/AP) MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of allied ...

The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a U.S. navy base into a military reservation, its defence department said on Thursday, a move to ...

Is the age of unchallenged maritime supremacy in the Indo-Pacific coming to an end? The U.S. Army’s historic live-fire of the SM-6 missile from its Typhon ground launcher in Australia marks a seismic ...

Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China's increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea, have concluded talks for a key defense pact that would allow their forces ...

Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly during a joint patrol and training session with the U.S. over the South China Sea, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. ( Philippine Air Force via AP, File) ...

The Philippines was the first stop in U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first trip to Asia. He is due to travel next to Japan, another staunch U.S. ally.