The Diplomat6h
China Conducts South China Sea Patrol as US Defense Chief Visits Philippines
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s attempts to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...
EconoTimes2d
U.S. Reaffirms 'Ironclad' Support for Philippines Amid South China Sea Tensions
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Americas ironclad commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines ...
Asian Journal2d
U.S. Defense Chief Visits Manila, Reaffirms ‘Ironclad’ Alliance, Economic Ties Amid South China Sea Tensions
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomes U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Malacañang Palace during the latter’s ...
Hegseth Tells Philippines the Trump Administration Will Ramp Up Deterrence Against China Threat
Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.
The Manila Times on MSN3d
Marcos: US 'greatest force' for peace in the region amid sea row
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the United States (US) remained the "greatest force" in maintaining peace in ...
Philstar.com3d
Pentagon chief calls for deterrence against China in first visit to Manila
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explicitly called "communist" China a threat during his first visit to the ...
Washington Examiner3d
Hegseth meets with Philippine president, discusses Chinese deterrence
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the latter’s home country on Friday to discuss strategic enhancements to geopolitical security against China ...
Hegseth visits Manila: Washington prepares for war with China
The US Secretary of Defense’s press conference in Manila is indicative of the openly aggressive face of US imperialism under ...
Hegseth says US to boost ties with Philippines as deterrence against China: 'Peace through strength'
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen ...
Hegseth to fly to the Philippines and Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies at odds with China
A Philippine official says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his ...
Fox News3d
Hegseth says US to boost ties with Philippines as deterrence against China: 'Peace through strength'
within the South China Sea." "We have always understood the principle that the greatest force for peace in this part of the world would be the United States," Marcos said. Hegseth's visit to the ...