The United States and the Philippines have agreed to bolster industrial defense areas of the 1951 mutual defense treaty through enhanced cooperation.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Manila American Cemetery and took part in a wreath laying ceremony on Friday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on Oahu to meet with Pacific military leaders to discuss China and other security ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to the Mutual Defense Treaty with the ...

At his first stop in the Philippines, the U.S. defense secretary promised to strengthen deterrence against Chinese “threats” ...

Hegseth made the remarks as he opened his first visit to Asia as defense chief – an important opportunity for US President Donald Trump’s administration to set a tone for its engagement in the region, ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the latter’s home country on Friday to discuss strategic enhancements to geopolitical security against China’s ...

The Chinese remarks come as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits the Philippines, which is a treaty ally of Washington.

China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert ...

That the Philippines was the Defense Secretary’s first stop in Asia was the strongest assurance yet that the U.S. under Trump ...