THE Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND) is pushing to remove restrictions on both foreign and local financing for defense acquisitions and to scrap the 15-year timeline governing the ...

Around 5,000 Filipino, American and Japanese soldiers are expected to take part in the first iteration of the "Salaknib" (shield in Ilocano) military exercises which is tentatively scheduled this ...

IN August 2025, President Marcos Jr. said that “a war over Taiwan will drag the Philippines, kicking and screaming, into the conflict.” Pushing for preparation, the government has boosted ...

South Korea has become an indispensable partner in the Philippines’ military modernization, providing core assets such as FA-50 fighter jets. Now Manila is exploring ways to deepen that relationship ...

The Pentagon and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) finalized a contract Monday to transfer American aircraft and patrol vessels to the archipelagic nation. The contract includes the transfer of three ...