The Marine Corps is leaving anti-ship missile batteries in the Philippines after the upcoming Balikatan drills in preparation ...

Batan Island, the gateway to Batanes, is one of three main islands of the province (the others are Sabtang and Itbayat) and ...

With idyllic hillsides and windswept terrains set against the backdrop of a dreamy view of Mt. Iraya and the sea, Batanes ...

An aircraft has been deployed to challenge a Chinese research vessel near Batanes, according to the Philippine Coast Guard ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy ... Mavulis is an inhabited island in Batanes, the country’s northernmost province, which is closest to Taiwan. In 2019, the military built a ...

Hegseth, who was visiting the Philippines, blamed the previous Biden administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China over the years. He said the U.S. military was being ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s capacity to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...

MANILA, Philippines—The United States will deploy ... advanced bilateral special operations forces training in the Batanes Islands, wherein the US Special Operations Forces and Philippine ...