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The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.China on Sunday raised the

The Philippine defense secretary says an anchored Filipino fishing boat has sunk in the disputed South China Sea after being hit by a suspected Chinese vessel which then abandoned the 22 Filipino crewmen.

Some 200 Chinese ships have been spotted near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the South China Sea since the start of the year, triggering alarm ...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington is ready to invoke 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty.

The Philippine military says its defense and security activities with the United States, including annual combat exercises, will increase next year in a show of continuing robust relations between the treaty allies

The president of the Philippines appears to have reversed his position on the U.S. after a period of rocky relations with the Obama administration.

The strikes would likely be conducted by drones, and would be part of an official military operation that may be named as early as Tuesday.

3,000 people have been killed in drug-related crackdowns. This hard-line stance threatens to derail the HIV response in the country, as harm reduction services face mounting pressure to close.

Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists, in the most recent edition of their propaganda magazine Rumiyah, have reportedly released unseen pictures of belligerent Christians executed by the jihadist group in the Philippines.

ISIS terrorists tore up a Catholic church in the Philippines, tearing down the cross of Jesus and stomping religious statues.

(Updated)Five government troops were injured as police and military clashed with members of the Maute and terrorist groups in Marawi City, Lanao del Suron Tuesday. The clashes happened in Brgy. Basak Malulut around2 p.m.and is still ongoing as of posting. An ISIS flag is seen displayed at an

COTABATO CITY – Fighting between government forces and members of the Maute terror group in Marawi City has subsided, but ISIS-inspired members are still around the city.

ICTSI and the Philippine Department of Transportation launched the development of the countrys first container Ro-Ro barge terminal in Tanza, Cavite.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the occupation of uninhabited islands and shoals it claims in the disputed South China Sea, asserting Philippine sovereignty in an apparent change of tack. The firebrand leader, who on the campaign

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he has ordered military personnel to occupy all Philippines-claimed islands in the disputed South China Sea.