The Philippine Senate was due to convene as an impeachment court on Monday that could decide the future of Vice President Sara Duterte, with a heated battle

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez met with incoming Ambassador of the United States to Manila Lee Lipton ahead of his departure for his tour of duty in the Philippines.

T HE IMPEACHMENT of the vice-president of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, on May 11th marked the start of a dramatic week in Manila. The spectacle ramped up on May 13th when pro-Du

Balikatan 2026 was a rehearsal for the defense of the Philippines amid a “dangerous security environment,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Paparo said at the conclusion of the largest iteration of the drills held to date.

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, a former police chief and enforcer of the deadly drug war, was hiding from arrest when gunshots rang out.

The Philippines on Thursday warned of power cuts of up to seven hours across its two main grids as searing heat and power plant outages triggered the ​first back-to-back serious shortage warnings in two years.

Manila's military already operates superior weapons. But analysts say Tokyo's Cold War-era hardware still has something to offer Japan's Type 88 surface-to-ship missile entered service decades ago and is already being retired in favour of a more capable successor,