27 January 2012, 10:22 am
The Philippines announced plans on Friday to allow a greater US military presence on its territory, in a move analysts said was directly aimed at trying to contain a rising China.... Read More »
27 January 2012, 9:56 am
The United States on Friday welcomed the Philippines' offer to allow more of its troops, saying it would boost US power in Asia, and assured it was not seeking to re-establish bases in the former colony.... Read More »
27 January 2012, 6:32 am
The United States says it shares a common interest with the Philippines in protecting freedom of navigation in the South China Sea but is not seeking to re-establish a military base on the territory of its Southeast Asian treaty ally.... Read More »
27 January 2012, 2:44 am
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is considering a U.S. proposal to deploy surveillance aircraft on a temporary, rotating basis to enhance its ability to guard disputed areas in the South China Sea, the Philippine defense minister said on Friday. Ongoing talks in Washington on security ties between... Read More »
27 January 2012, 12:59 am
The Philippines confirms that it is discussing ways to "maximise" defence ties with the US amid territorial disputes in the region.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 5:48 pm
Senior US and Philippine officials discussed increased military cooperation, US officials said, as Washington seeks to reassure Asian allies anxious about an assertive China.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 1:19 pm
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. and Philippine officials are in talks about expanding bilateral military cooperation as the Southeast Asian country grapples with the growing assertiveness of China, officials from the two countries said on Thursday. Talks with the Philippines, a U.S. ally which vo... Read More »
26 January 2012, 5:53 am
Philippine foreign affairs and defense officials are visiting Washington to negotiate an expansion of the United States military presence in the country, a senior defense official in Manila said Thursday.... Read More »
26 January 2012, 4:49 am
U.S. and Filipino defense officials will discuss how to intensify joint war drills in the Philippines without re-establishing vast U.S. military bases, as America tries to reassert its presence in Asia, a Manila official said Thursday.... Read More »
25 January 2012, 10:24 pm
(Reuters) - The Philippines is in talks with the U.S. government on expanding its military presence in the southeast Asian country in response to the growing assertiveness of China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. In recent months, the United States has announced plans to set up a Marine b... Read More »
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