The Philippines said Friday it has no plan to invoke its mutual defense treaty with ... spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the sensitive conflict publicly.

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday (Jan 24) has threatened to end a pact key to annual war games with American troops if the US does not restore the travel visa of an official ...

while China and the Philippines blamed each other for instigating it. Marcos’s key advisers said Friday that his administration has no plan to invoke the country's mutual defense treaty with the ...

This time, the accusation from the Philippines comes as Manila prepares for large-scale military exercises with the US, which will involve approximately 10,000 soldiers, and will take place from ...

The shoal, which is known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines, has been in Beijing’s actual control since 2012. Command spokesman Senior Colonel Zhao Zhiwei said the ...