Last week, authorities in Manila announced that Philippine troops had killed Isnilon Hapilon, the deputy leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group and apparent emir of the Islamic State in the Philippines, and ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his speech at the Beit Yaacov Synagogue, The Jewish Association of the Philippines in Makati city, metro Manila, Philippines October 4, 2016.

China, which has long viewed US and allied defense cooperation with deep suspicion, is likely to react negatively to the prospective Philippine-South Korean arms deal. With the People’s Republic of ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China has ramped up pressure on the Philippines to withdraw the US Typhon missile system stationed there, warning of "arms race ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the Philippines on Thursday agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation by accelerating talks on Japanese weapons sales and intelligence sharing at a time of fears over China ...