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Pentagon denies helping Ukraine 'target' Russian generals

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 06 04:29 PM

The US Defense Department denied Thursday that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian generals on the battlefield so that Ukraine forces could kill them. 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 »

China hypersonic missile test surprises US: report

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 17 08:45 PM

China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times said. Read more »

Lorenzana meets with US Defense Sec. Austin

Mandel Ngan, AFP
Posted at Sep 12 12:07 PM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Philippines Secretary of National Defense, Delfin Lorenzana (left) meet in Washington, DC on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 30, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:02 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pagkalas sa VFA ng Pilipinas at US binawi ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 07:57 PM

Binawi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pagkalas sa Philippine-US Visiting Forces Agreement.  Read more »

US Embassy lauds PH decision to restore VFA, says pact strengthens security in region

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 03:48 PM

The US Embassy said that among the nations in the Indo-Pacific, the Philippines has received a large "security assistance" from their government, reaching a total of P48.6 billion since it began in 2015.    Read more »

PH, US mark 70th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty

Rolex Dela Pena, Reuters/pool
Posted at Jul 30 02:00 PM

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, among the first top officials of the Biden administration to visit Manila, earlier visited Malacanang, where President Duterte restored a pact governing the presence of US troops in the Philippines. Read more »

US defense chief Austin pays courtesy call on Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 10:37 PM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday paid a courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte after arriving in the Philippines, the last stop of his Southeast Asian trip.. Read more »

Pentagon chief Austin arrives in Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 07:41 PM

MANILA - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday arrived in the Philippines, the last stop of his Southeast Asian trip. Read more »

US defense chief to meet Duterte, discuss VFA with Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 12:00 AM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will pay a courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday during his trip to Southeast Asia, which included stops in Singapore and Vietnam. Read more »

US says China's sea claims have 'no basis' in international law

Martin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 08:08 PM

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea have "no basis in international law", taking aim at China's growing assertiveness in the hotly contested waters. Read more »

US defense chief to highlight freedom of the seas in Southeast Asia visit

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 01:19 PM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he would emphasize his country's commitment to freedom of the seas when he visits Southeast Asia this month. Read more »

Philippines, US complete P1.1-billion program to fight emerging agri diseases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 11:10 AM

The Philippines and United States have recently completed a 5-year project that aims to strengthens Manila's capacity to detect and fight emergent agricultural diseases. Read more »

Filipinos train in P1.1-billion US-funded training to fight emerging agri diseases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 07:14 PM

Philippine agricultural workers have concluded training under a P1.1-billion program funded by the United States that aims to immediately detect and fight emergent agricultural diseases in the future, the US Embassy said on Thursday.  Read more »

Philippine envoy confident Duterte will back revamped US defense pact

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 05:25 PM

MANILA - A two-decades old defense pact between the Philippines and the United States has been revamped and its new terms submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte for his consideration, Manila's ambassador to Washington told Reuters. Read more »

Chinese hackers behind VPN attack on US defense firms: security experts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 07:15 AM

Chinese hackers allegedly penetrated a company's VPN technology to break into computer networks of the US defense industry sector, security consultant Mandiant said Tuesday.   Read more »

Iwas-gulo sa China: Pinas di sasali sa naval drills sa South China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 09:13 PM

Ani Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, ayaw niya umanong gumawa ng gulo laban sa China.  Read more »