U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held a first phone call with the Philippines’ foreign minister, telling him the Trump administration’s commitment to Manila is ironclad. They also discussed Beijing's "dangerous and destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea.

France's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is to visit the Philippines next month, the French envoy to Manila said Thursday, signaling a deepening security cooperation between the two countries.

Observers welcome Rubio’s statements that they say indicate continuity in US policy and ‘more robust support’ for Manila in South China Sea row.

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines says that nearly 200 Afghan nationals have been flown on to the United States after having their special immigration visas processed in the Philippines

THE US military has moved its Typhon launchers, which can fire multipurpose missiles up to thousands of kilometers, from Laoag airfield in the Philippines to another location on the island of Luzon, a senior Philippine government source said.

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After kicking off their Maroon 5 Asia 2025 tour in Manila, Maroon 5 will head to Jakarta on Feb. 1, Bangkok on Feb. 3, Tokyo on Feb. 6, 8 and 9, Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 12, and Kaohsiung on Feb. 14. For complete tour and ticket information, visit maroon5.com and livenation.asia.

CHARLES DE GAULLE, the flagship vessel of the French Navy, will visit Manila for the first time to hold joint maritime exercises within Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) east of the country next month,

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen killed two soldiers and wounded 12 others who were deployed to secure a U.N. livelihood project in the southern Philippines, military officials said Thursday.

On January 20, 2025, in Manila, Philippines, @mhae.carreon shared a video capturing the effects of an earthquake. The video shows a chandelier shaking, signaling the ongoing tremors. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a magnitude 5.

Manila would be able to raise South China Sea-related issues that could ‘embarrass’ Beijing and nudge it into a compromise, analysts say.