United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touched down in Manila on Thursday, March 27 — his first international stop — ...

US defence secretary meets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos amid controversy over leaking of Yemen strike plans.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to the Mutual Defense Treaty with the ...

The meeting comes amid tension between the Philippines and China over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Read more at ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Philippines on Friday, highlighting the ...

US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand ...

In the Philippine capital, Hegseth “will advance security objectives with Philippine leaders and meet with US and Philippine forces,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement last ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marked his 80th birthday in detention in the Netherlands Friday after the ...

Deterrence is necessary in Asia in the face of “threats from the Communist Chinese” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in ...

Manila wants to assert its sovereignty, but it also needs roads, bridges and power plants. Pragmatism, not ideology, is ...

Pete Hegseth arrived in the Philippines to start his first trip to Asia as Pentagon chief as he faces calls from Democrats to ...