The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to ...

The United States, Japan and the Philippines staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness Friday off a disputed South ...

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the ...

The Philippines' economic zones chief says Manila is being eyed as 'the next preferred destination' for China's 'plus-one' strategy for firms dodging US tariffs The Philippines is positioning itself ...

Hegseth will be in Manila on March 28-29 to meet his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro, and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Talks will touch on increasingly assertive actions by Beijing in the ...

(AP Photo/Aaron Favila) A China Navy Ship with bow number 574 observes the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday ...

frigate JS Noshiro manuever during the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron ...

The same day, the US, Japan and the Philippines held naval drills in the South China Sea. The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to an e-mailed request for comment.