The latest iteration of the most prominent of the U.S.-Philippine annual military ... Robust drills will take place in Palawan, adjacent to a portion of the South China Sea that an international ...

The US and the Philippines kicked off their flagship annual military drills Monday, touted as a “rehearsal” for Manila’s defense amid ongoing tensions with China. Billed as the “Super Bowl ...

The Philippines is the third country to sign a reciprocal access agreement with Japan, after Australia and the United Kingdom ...

The Philippines ... hold large-scale military drills over the coming weeks. The annual Balikatan exercises are happening against a backdrop of increased confrontations with China.

as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the South China Sea and in Taiwan. The annual drills, which the Philippine military on Tuesday described as a ...

Confirmation that the NMESIS coastal defense system will remain in the Philippines is likely to anger Beijing, which has ...

This year, Japan and Australia also joined the drills, which come at a time of simmering tension with China. For the last three weeks, the U.S. and the Philippines have been doing military ...

The U.S. and the Philippines held ... maritime interests,” Manila’s military chief Romeo Brawner said. The exercises come amid lingering tensions between China and the Philippines, a longtime ...

as the two allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the South China Sea and in Taiwan. The annual drills, which the Philippine military on April 15 described as a ...