President Donald Trump hosted Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the White House on Tuesday to discuss security in the Indo-Pacific and possibly hammer out a trade deal between the United States and its oldest regional military ally.

China pledged more development financing to the Philippines than any other Southeast Asian country over the past decade. But the Philippines saw just a tiny fraction of that funding actually come through,

A tropical storm is intensifying and is expected to reach typhoon strength before hitting southern China's coast on Sunday.

The Philippines and China held the 9th Joint Consular Consultation in Beijing on 22 July 2025 to discuss the safety, rights, and welfare of their

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Marcos Jr. strengthen U.S.-Philippines military ties to counter China's assertiveness.

Manila’s significant shift could pave the way for the Philippines, an American treaty ally, to play a bigger role in regional defense if China invades Taiwan.

China says the Philippines is neglecting its side of a behind-the-scenes bargain struck under the previous administration, complicating a territorial dispute in the South China Sea that has the ...

China and the Philippines on Sunday accused each other of causing collisions in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the latest in a string of maritime confrontations between the two countries ...

The deployment of the Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, system in the region has repeatedly irritated China. The US sees it as a key capability.

China asserts sovereignty over upwards of 90 percent of the South China Sea, putting the country at loggerheads not just with the Philippines, but several other neighbors with competing claims ...