Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the US defense establishment and armed services have displayed a ...

Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Crete ...

AT a time of heightened global anxieties and regional uncertainty, the Philippines and the United States launched the 41st ...

MANILA, Philippines — The United States embassy in Manila confirmed yesterday the deaths of two Americans in the clash between the military and the New People’s Army (NPA) in Toboso, Negros Occidental ...

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (May 1, 2026).

ATIN ITO’ Coalition’s mission to bring fuel and food to fishing communities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was hailed as a ...

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) formally assumed leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ...

East Asian police unleashed a crackdown on child pornography production and use, while Sri Lanka witnessed scenes of ...

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday assured the public that the "Atin Ito" Coalition's fourth ...

For over 30 years, the Philippines has tried – and struggled – to bolster its defense capabilities. What went wrong?