Cristina Chi

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly half of students assessed in the Davao Region at the start of the school year in June were classified as struggling readers, according to a Department of Education assessment.

MANILA, Philippines — United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is heading to the Philippines this week for a meeting with other defense chiefs in the region.

MANILA, Philippines — Missteps by the police who carried out the arrest of veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. over the weekend contributed to the denial of his due process, his lawyers said.

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese coast guard and navy ships were spotted near Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday, October 27, while Philippine government vessels handed out fuel to Filipino fishermen, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

MANILA, Philippines — United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed a new defense framework between the United States and Southeast Asia

As China scales back is presence at talks, Pentagon chief Hegseth lays out a defense pitch .

MANILA, Philippines — The United States will raise its funding support for the Philippines' military modernization program, which Defense Secretary

The Philippines and India pledged on Wednesday to deepen defense cooperation, with Manila moving to post a liaison officer at an Indian Navy-run maritime information center.

MANILA, Philippines — China said on Thursday, October 29, it sent only its Manila-based defense attaché to a top regional defense meeting in Cebu

China said on Thursday, October 29, it sent only its Manila-based defense attaché to a top regional defense meeting in Cebu because a “self-serving” Philippine politician had abused the country’s chairmanship to block its participation.