Hegseth Tells Philippines the Trump Administration Will Ramp Up Deterrence Against China Threat
Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.
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China Conducts South China Sea Patrol as US Defense Chief Visits Philippines
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s attempts to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...
US Defense Secretary reaffirms "ironclad commitment" to the Philippines
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to the Mutual Defense Treaty with the ...
Can the Philippines’ become China’s ‘plus one’ amid South China Sea tensions?
The Philippines’ economic zones chief says Manila is being eyed as ‘the next preferred destination’ for China’s ‘plus-one’ ...
Hegseth to fly to the Philippines and Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies at odds with China
A Philippine official says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his ...
Alex Eala is making tennis history for the Philippines. For her, that’s the easy part
Eala was the first to win the Les Petits As, the premier international tournament for kids aged between 12 and 14. She was ...
US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch
The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...
The arrest of the Philippines' former president leaves the country's drug war in disarray
Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the International Criminal Court on March 11 on the charge of "murder as a crime against ...