I WAS sorry to see former senator Francis Tolentino lose his reelection bid in the May 12 midterm elections while so many less capable candidates made it with flying colors. But I was less prepared to ...

Japan is set to export six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines in a landmark move aimed at countering China’s ...

TOKYO — Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China’s maritime expansion, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri reported on Sunday, as the two US allies ...

THE US would likely press the Philippines to allot at least 5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on military spending, defense analysts said at the weekend, after Washington called on its Asian ...

The 17th summit of the group of emerging economies is set for Sunday and Monday in Rio de Janeiro. However, the absence of ...

Tokyo and Manila say they face challenges from Beijing's increasingly assertive moves in waters including the South China Sea for the Philippines and the East China Sea for Japan ...

President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him ...

The South China Sea arbitration isn't a victory for international law — it's a cautionary tale of how to break it. It spat on ...

Even today, in the throes of a norm-busting trade war with China, there is talk of some kind of leader-to-leader grand ...

The nuclear-powered U.S. carrier George Washington arrived off the Philippine capital on Thursday for a port visit, as the ...

A senior Chinese official accused the United States defence chief on Thursday of "inciting confrontation and conflict" after ...

The Chinese military's Southern Theatre Command said its naval and air forces have carried out a combat readiness patrol around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Thursday.