A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering a second, magnitude 6.9 earthquake later in the day, according to ...

An escalating series of clashes in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China could draw the U.S., which has a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, into the conflict. A 60 Minutes ...

MANILA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo, accused of ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and money laundering, arrived in Manila on Friday on a chartered flight after being ...

Manila, Philippines — The U.S. military is open to the possibility of escorting Philippine ships in the disputed South China Sea, depending on consultations under the allies' 1951 Mutual Defense ...

China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. The Philippines occupies ...

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 and Marine Air Control Squadron 4 board a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II during a fly-away forward arming and refueling point operation in ...

The Philippine Department of National Defense recently announced the adoption of a new defense concept, the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC). This is a welcome development for those ...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.—the son and namesake of the Philippines’ late dictator—has floated the idea of holding a national vote to amend the Southeast Asian country’s constitution at ...

The unofficial death toll for Super Typhoon Haiyan is expected to exceed 10,000 people in the Philippines, but the country is no stranger to catastrophic natural disasters. From earthquakes to ...

The Philippines is pushing back against China’s territorial claims. But Chinese forces have been unrelenting in using direct confrontation, raising worries about an escalation. By Sui-Lee Wee ...

From tiny tarsiers to testy tamaraws, the Philippines is full of unique and fantastic creatures. Villagers in Dunoy, on the Philippine island of Luzon, join the conservation group Mabuwaya Foundation ...

President Biden met President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines at the White House, a sign of strengthening ties between the two countries. Here’s what you need to know. By Isabella Kwai ...