US-Philippines military alliance `ironclad`: Pentagon chief
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that America`s alliance with the Philippines was "ironclad," despite that country`s president vowing a day earlier to end joint military exercises.
Sep 30, 2016, 01:22 AM IST
Philippines says US war games to go ahead in 2017, later plans to be reviewed
The Philippines will go ahead with joint military exercises in 2017 with treaty ally the United States but the holding of war games from 2018 onwards would be reviewed, the country`s foreign minister said on Thursday.
Sep 29, 2016, 12:06 PM IST
Philippine envoy's China trip on hold till 'proper time'
A visit to China by a Philippine special envoy tasked with rebuilding tattered ties with Beijing has been cancelled, his aides said on Tuesday, the latest turn in a foreign policy increasingly unpredictable under the new president.
Sep 28, 2016, 02:59 AM IST
Philippines to investigate unlawful drug war killings
The Philippine government was already looking into the unlawful killings in the wake of the war against illegal drugs started by President Rodrigo Duterte, a senior government official said.
Sep 20, 2016, 11:08 AM IST
Philippine President wants to extend drug war to a year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he wants to extend the war against drugs in the country, which has so far claimed around 3,500 lives, to a year, local media reported on Monday.
Sep 19, 2016, 15:23 PM IST
Duterte killed justice official, hitman tells Philippine senate
The self-described assassin told a Senate hearing that he and a group of policemen and ex-communist rebels killed about 1,000 people over 25 years.
Sep 15, 2016, 15:41 PM IST
Philippines says US ties strong despite Duterte tirades
The Philippines assured the United States on Tuesday it will honour its obligations as a military ally following volleys of profane tirades by unpredictable President Rodrigo Duterte.
Sep 13, 2016, 17:52 PM IST
Philippine President absent from ASEAN meetings
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte did not attend any meetings at the ASEAN in Laos on Thursday, reportedly owing to a migraine, official sources reported.
Sep 08, 2016, 17:29 PM IST
Barack Obama, Rodrigo Duterte shake hands and chat after rift over insult
US President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte were due to hold talks on Tuesday but the White House cancelled the meeting.
Sep 08, 2016, 09:43 AM IST
Barack Obama, Philippine President meet despite Rodrigo Duterte's crude language
President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met informally on Thursday in a holding room before attending a gala dinner at a regional summit, Philippine officials said.
Sep 08, 2016, 00:23 AM IST
Philippines hopes for informal meeting between Obama, Duterte
The Philippine government is hoping for an "informal" meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and his US counterpart Barack Obama, after the latter cancelled an official meeting between the two leaders that was scheduled for Tuesday.
Sep 07, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
After insult, US and Hillary Clinton call for Duterte to show respect
The Philippines voiced regret for Rodrigo Duterte`s comments after Barack Obama canceled a formal bilateral meeting.
Sep 07, 2016, 09:05 AM IST
Philippine crime war claiming 44 lives a day: Police
An average of 44 people are being killed each day in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on crime, according to police data released today that showed the death toll surging to nearly 3,000.
Sep 06, 2016, 17:42 PM IST
Obama cancels meeting after Philippine Prez calls him 'son of a whore'
United States President Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte after the latter appeared to call him a "son of a whore".
Sep 06, 2016, 10:12 AM IST
Philippines` Duterte expresses regret over Obama `whore` slur
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret on Tuesday for a tirade against Barack Obama in which he called the US leader a "son of a whore".
Sep 06, 2016, 10:10 AM IST
Philippines President to Obama: ''I'm no American puppet''
US President Barack Obama had better think twice about raising the issue of Philippine extra-judicial killings, warned the country`s confrontational leader on Monday.
Sep 06, 2016, 06:34 AM IST
Blast at packed night market kills 12 as Philippine president visits hometown
An explosion at a market in the home city of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte killed at least 12 people on Friday.
Sep 02, 2016, 22:41 PM IST
Philippines` Duterte declines meeting with UN`s Ban
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has railed against the United Nations for criticising his government, has declined a request to meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, officials said Thursday.
Sep 02, 2016, 07:42 AM IST
Obama to meet Philippines' controversial President next week
US President Barack Obama will meet controversial Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte next week, the White House said, despite concerns over a war on crime that has claimed more than 2,000 lives.
Aug 30, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte says Southeast Asia will insist China respects sea ruling
An arbitration court in the Hague infuriated China in July when it ruled that China had no historical title over the South China Sea.
Aug 24, 2016, 15:06 PM IST
