The Latest Breaking News from Philippines

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday that four new military bases under a defense agreement with the U.S. would be located in various parts of the Philippines, including in a province facing the South China Sea.

Since the dawn of international politics, smaller states have faced the formidable challenge of navigating great-power rivalries. Today, it is the geopolitical contest between the US and China that has compelled countries to balance their competing national interests. Toward which side they gravitate depends on domestic and external circumstances.

The Philippines and the US will begin their annual joint military exercises on April 11, the Philippine Star reported, citing a military spokesman from the Southeast Asian nation.

Years ago, Fuga Island was set to host a Chinese ‘smart city’. Now it may become home to American troops as the US seeks to protect Taiwan and the region

The court is looking at the deaths of thousands of people after former President Rodrigo Duterte began his ‘drugs war’.

King Stella Group, a 60-year-old manufacturer and marketer of consumer products, is preparing to set up new enterprises in India, the Philippines and Indonesia as a part of efforts to double its overseas and domestic sales to reach 2 billion baht within 2025.

Cape Fahn Hotel, Private Islands, Koh Samui recently announced its new partnership with Virtuoso Australia/New Zealand Region, a global network of travel advisers who work with top destinations and a vetted portfolio of the best travel brands globally. This now opens the door to travellers across Australia, New Zealand, Asia…

Just as it’s helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian invasion by coordinating European allies, the U.S. is flexing both its military and diplomatic strength in the Indo-Pacific to hedge against China’s war plans.

Recent US military activity in the Asia-Pacific is on the rise, including drills in the Philippines and South Korea as well as a submarine deal struck between the US and Australia. China has, meanwhile, accused the US of encircling the country. FRANCE 24 speaks with an expert to shed light…