Country: Philippines

The U.S. State Department said it was green-lighting the sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets and related equipment to the Philippines. The jets will be built by Lockheed Martin and the $5.58 billion sale also includes missiles and radar systems. The ...

The United States said Tuesday it has approved a sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter-jets to the Philippines, as Washington backs its ally in rising tensions over China. The State Department said it was green-lighting the sale that includes 20 ...

The Philippines' military chief said Tuesday his country would "inevitably" be involved if neighboring Taiwan was invaded while warning China was working to infiltrate the Filipino military and other institutions. General Romeo Brawner made the comments as Beijing's military surrounded Taiwan ...

The Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD reportedly plans to double its annual sales outside of China to more than 800,000 cars in 2025. The company’s chairperson, Wang Chuanfu, said it plans to evade tariffs by expanding local assembling and that it sees “great opportunities” in Latin America and ...

By Chad WILLIAMS U.S. defense chief, Pete Hegseth, will meet his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Friday, as part of a tour of Pacific allies that risks being overshadowed by a mounting scandal over leaked plans for military strikes.

The Philippine and U.S. militaries kicked off joint exercises involving a combined 5,000 troops on Monday, Manila said, days before new U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was set to visit the Southeast Asian country. The weeks-long operation, an opening salvo ...

China is quietly expanding its strategic reserves of key industrial metals, including nickel, just as Indonesia and the Philippines tighten export policies and raise mining royalties, reshaping global supply chains. Beijing’s stockpiling efforts and shifting supply dynamics in Southeast Asia are ...

The Philippines is reportedly trying to move India to join the Squad, a defense alliance made up of the United States, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines. The grouping was created as a response to China’s growing presence in the Indo-Pacific region. India is already a member of the Quad, ...

China’s Ministry of Commerce reportedly met on Tuesday with executives from Walmart, following reports that the U.S. retail giant was trying to force Chinese suppliers to lower prices to absorb U.S. government tariffs and shield American consumers from price increases. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in ...

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed a subtle dig at the International Criminal Court following Interpol’s arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte will face charges of crimes against humanity in the Hague for numerous allegations of extrajudicial killings under his anti-drugs campaign in the late 2010s. ...