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The highly anticipated Taiwan Expo 2025 in the Philippines will make its grand return from Sept. 17 to 19 at the SMX ...
Chinese coastguard ships were seen ‘meandering’ off Batanes last week in the latest move aimed at deterrence, according to ...
Taiwan has thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for acknowledging the Philippines cannot "stay on the sidelines" of a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait — a statement that comes after China ...
The United States is discussing the possible deployment of more missile launchers to the Philippines to strengthen deterrence ...
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Does Marcos really want us to die for Taiwan?

IF China decides to militarily annex Taiwan, which it claims to be an integral part of its territory, and the United States ...
Australia has launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving over 3,600 personnel in live-fire ...
A US Navy guided-missile destroyer performed a so-called Freedom of Navigation operation (FONOP) near disputed Scarborough ...
WHILE Sir Keir Starmer’s government beats its chest over defending the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Britain’s approach ...
China's military released a statement Wednesday that the destroyer Higgins entered the South China Sea unlawfully, according ...
India and the Philippines have never been obvious allies but amid changing dynamics in the wider Indo-Pacific, they have ...
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Southeast Asian nations tilting toward China

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has strengthened our vassalage to the United States, implying that it would even join the ...
Amid threats from China and volatile security situation in the Indo-Pacific, Japan has decided to bolster its air power. Tokyo’s defence ministry is seeking over 100 billion yen ($670 million) for the ...