For Australia, defense spending this year includes the building of eight infrastructure projects at five military bases in the Philippines, all in Luzon. The locations have not yet been made public ...

In 2026, Australia and the Philippines celebrate 80 years of diplomatic relations. Eight decades of a friendship characterized by trust and respect, the pursuit of common interests and close ...

Maj. Gen. Francisco F Lorenzo Jr., left, commander of the AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command, pins a patch on Deputy Chief of Joint Operations Maj. Gen. Hugh McAslan during a ceremony in ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Australia on Friday launched its largest military exercises with Philippine forces, involving more than 3,600 military personnel in live-fire drills, battle maneuvers and a ...

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), carry out an amphibious assault with the Philippines Marines Corps during a Combined Joint Forced Entry Operation at San Vicente ...

Experts say these agreements are clear signs of how important an ally the Philippines is becoming in the Indo-Pacific region ...

(Corrects last name of official in paragraph 3 to Hernandez, not Fernandez) MANILA (Reuters) -The navies of the Philippines, Australia and Canada were conducting a joint sail in the South China Sea on ...

The Philippines and Australia are working towards a new defence agreement to be signed next year, their defence ministers said on Friday, as both nations seek to step up military cooperation to deal ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Women’s Asian Cup host Australia has been drawn into Group A with South Korea, Iran and Philippines for tournament in March next year. The Matildas, semifinalists at the 2023 World Cup ...