In the event of a war, officials believe local forces must hold out for at least a month before reinforcements from allies arrive.

Domestic challenges threaten to derail the military’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities and reorient itself toward new strategic priorities.

Task Force Philippines will place the supervision and control of maritime confrontations between the Philippines and China under the command of a US general.

Philippine forces have transported food, fuel and new personnel to a territorial outpost in a long-disputed shoal in the ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino forces transported food, fuel and new personnel to a Philippine territorial outpost in a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two Philippine officials said.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino forces transported food, fuel and new personnel Friday to a Philippine territorial outpost in a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea despite tensions ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief condemned China’s deployment of a swarm of armed coast guard forces, backed by a helicopter and a drone, closer to the Philippines’ military ...

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Sunday hailed the newly signed Philippines-Canada Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) as a milestone in ...

MANILA – The Philippines and New Zealand will sign a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) in April after concluding their defense negotiations last month, an ambassador said Wednesday. "I'm ...