In case of war, the Philippines will have to fight and defend itself first before turning to the United States and other allies for help, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.

In the event of a war, officials believe local forces must hold out for at least a month before reinforcements from allies arrive.

Task Force Philippines will place the supervision and control of maritime confrontations between the Philippines and China under the command of a US general.

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter The Philippines on Tuesday kicked off its annual military drills aimed at testing the country’s territorial defense strategies and its armed forces’ ability ...

OUR country’s confronting sustained challenges to national security arising from war risks driven by China’s gray-zone ...

Manila’s allies, ‘partners are expecting us to fight the war ourselves during the first part of the conflict,' in case of ...

MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that include repelling an island attack to simulate the defense of the Philippine archipelago ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday his country would inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” into any war over Taiwan due to its proximity to the self ...

In this handout photo, provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Public Affairs Office (PAO), the decommissioned Philippine Navy BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19) takes on water before sinking while ...

Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) recently conducted training with ...

The then Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Valdai International Discussion Club meeting. Philippine police on Tuesday arrested former ...

Philippine Korean War veteran Sgt. Florendo Benedicto (Ret.) receives a memento from Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) Personnel ...