Japan and the Philippines have agreed to strengthen their defence ties in response to China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, as reported by Indo-Pacific Defense Forum.In a meeting in Manila,

The Philippine defense chief's warmongering rhetoric shows that he clearly does not know which way the wind is blowing today. The new US administration under Donald Trump has sent an unmistakable message to allies and partners that they should take security in their own hands, and that US security protection is no longer a free lunch.

Teodoro casts China’s actions in the South China Sea as a sinister plot to “restrict freedom of flights” and navigation. This is a textbook case of swapping the label on the bottle. Western narratives love to conflate China’s lawful activities in its own territories with “bullying” or “restricting freedom.

China has unveiled a 2025 action plan to stabilize foreign investment, outlining 20 policy initiatives across four strategic priorities: phased expansion of autonomous market opening, enhanced investment facilitation, functional upgrades to open-economy platforms, and service system optimization.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Along with fulminating against the United States, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China’s South China Sea claims, blasted Japan for its past aggression and covered a wide range of other issues during his annual meeting with the press. Here are some of the key topics covered during his Friday press conference.

The Philippines’ top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence Monday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols in the disputed South China Sea and move ahead with an agreed expansion of the U.

France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances with Manila targeting China.

BRP Cabra stood its ground over the weekend against China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 3105, braving waves as high as five meters, the Philippine Coast Guard

For example, Hubei province in central China is accelerating efforts to build a strategic fulcrum for regional growth. Its breakthroughs - including cutting-edge memory chips, hollow-core fiber optics, and septal myectomy - are fueling its integration into China's national innovation chain.

Spokesperson Alexander Lopez tagged social media posts claiming that Palawan was once part of China as a disinformation and part of China's "cognitive warfare." READ: Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel!

THE National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday called on the Filipino people and the international community to remain vigilant against disinformation