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Blinken scraps rare Beijing trip over alleged China spy balloon

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 07:41 AM

Moments before the decision, China issued a rare statement of regret and blamed winds for blowing over what it called a civilian airship. Read more »

China slams Manila's move to open more PH bases to US

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 01:09 AM

Beijing hits Manila's move to open more Philippine military bases for the use of America's armed forces. Read more »

US Defense chief sinabing handa silang tumulong sa mga nilindol sa Davao de Oro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 08:55 PM

Handa ang Amerika na magbigay ng tulong kasunod ng lindol sa Davao de Oro, sabi ng Defense secretary ng bansa. Read more »

US to help modernize Philippine military: Austin

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 08:29 PM

The US will help strengthen the Philippine military and boost interoperability between the longtime allies' forces, Pentagon chief Austin said. Read more »

US to help Davao de Oro quake victims: Pentagon chief

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 02:34 PM

The United States is ready to help the Philippines after a magnitude 6 earthquake shook Davao de Oro, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. Read more »

As PH 'traverses troubled waters,' Marcos tells US involvement imp't

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 12:46 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III that the superpower must be involved in partnerships most especially the country is 'traversing troubled waters.' Read more »

PH needs to cooperate with US amid China aggression - analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 11:52 AM

The Philippines should cooperate with the United States amid Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, a security analyst said Thursday. Read more »

PH expands US access to military bases

W.G. Dunlop and Allison Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 02 08:58 PM

The US and the Philippines announced a deal to give US troops access to another 4 bases in the Southeast Asian nation. Read more »

Pentagon chief Austin visits PH for 2nd time

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 10:54 PM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday arrived in Manila, making his second official trip to the Philippines. Read more »

US reinvigorating ties with ASEAN, says ex-envoy

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 03:21 PM

Former US Ambassador to the Philippines John Negroponte on Tuesday said the United States is 'reinvigorating' its relations with Southeast Asia after years of neglect. Read more »

US defense chief to visit Philippines, South Korea

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 20 04:33 PM

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit South Korea and the Philippines within a few weeks to step up cooperation with the two countries, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

US, Australia, Japan vow to work together against China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 07:47 AM

The defense ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan agreed Saturday to boost military cooperation in the face of China's growing ambitions. Read more »

Philippines, US vow to strengthen defense ties

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 08:55 PM

The Philippines’ defense and security cooperation with the United States remains the key pillar of the two nations’ bilateral relations, according to Defense officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr. Read more »

US, Australia must boost Indo-Pacific security cooperation: deputy PM

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 12 10:39 PM

The United States and Australia must bolster their security cooperation to avoid a “catastrophic failure of deterrence” in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia’s deputy prime minister said. Read more »

China again urges US to cut military ties with Taiwan

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 03 04:27 AM

China has hit out at remarks by the US defense chief suggesting the United States is willing to expand arms sales and military training to Taiwan. Read more »

US reaffirms ‘ironclad’ commitment to PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 04:44 PM

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin affirmed his country’s commitment to Philippine security when he met with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at the Pentagon Tuesday (Manila time). Read more »

Japan extends US military support amid China, N.Korea 'challenges'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 10:56 PM

Japan moved ahead with an expansion of support to US troops as the allies held top-level talks on Friday over tensions with China and North Korea. Read more »

US Defense Secretary Austin contracts COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 03 11:19 AM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reported Sunday that he has contracted COVID-19, as the highly infectious omicron variant sweeps across the United States. Read more »

Chinese military flights near Taiwan look like 'rehearsals'- US

Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 07:33 AM

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday said Chinese military flights near Taiwan look like 'rehearsals' though he did not indicate that he expected Beijing actually to carry out such operations. Read more »

Pentagon chief sidesteps issue of US 'commitment' to defend Taiwan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 11:51 PM

The Pentagon chief said it would continue to support Taiwan's military but declined to say if US troops would defend the island against China. Read more »