Under a 2014 deal, called the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA, the U.S. military has access to Philippine ...

China has offered to hold joint military drills with the Philippines, the Southeast Asian nation’s armed forces chief said, against the backdrop of elevated tensions over disputed waters.

MANILA, April 12 (Reuters) - Philippine and U.S. soldiers started two weeks of military exercises on Monday against a backdrop of rising tensions in the South China Sea, though the drills were ...

The U.S. Navy held military drills with the Philippines and allied nations Japan, Australia, Canada and France amid China tensionsamid territorial tensions in the South China Sea. The joint ...

China has opposed military drills involving U.S. forces in the region as well as increasing U.S. military deployments, which it warned would rachet up tensions and hamper regional stability and peace.

That dovetails with efforts by the Philippines under Marcos to defend its territorial interests in the South China Sea. The ongoing drills, which started in the early 1990s, will showcase U.S ...

The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year's joint military exercises, as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the ...

The trilateral drills will be done off Bataan province that’s facing the South China Sea from June 1 to 7, according to a Philippine Coast Guard statement Monday.