US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit the Philippines next month, likely over the course of the Balikatan exercises. Hegseth departs the Philippines for Japan, where he will ...

A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to take place in the first half of 2025, according ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser, Hegseth’s office ...

The United States said Tuesday it has approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines, as ...

Other high-ranking American officials have also had phone calls or face-to-face meetings with Philippine Cabinet officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has had both phone meetings and a face-to ...

MANILA, Philippines – United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning to visit the Philippines next month to reaffirm the importance of the Philippines-US alliance in the Trump ...

First flown in the 1970s, the F-16 is still heavily relied upon, particularly among smaller militaries without the resources to fly and maintain larger and more expensive planes such as the F-15 Eagle ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, and Philippine Secretary of Defense Gilberto Teodoro ... aid to the Philippines from a funding freeze and the Department of State told Congress this month ...

The Philippines’ ambassador to the US says the potential purchase — estimated to cost $5.58 billion — could ‘possibly’ be funded by both the Philippines’ modernization budget and a government-to-gover ...

The Philippines is grateful for the United States’ enduring support and the exemption of the country’s foreign military ...