Over 4,800 people have been evacuated, schools and offices were shut and flights halted in the Philippines as typhoon Mawar passes over the country's eastern waters. Mawar, now known as Betty locally, ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' defence chief has ordered the military to boost the number of troops stationed at the northernmost islands near Taiwan to fortify Manila's territorial defence ...

U.S. military delegation surveyed a new Luzon Strait base for joint defense operations in the country's north near Taiwan.

A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter flies over Batanes islands towards Itbayat, the Philippines’ northernmost town, during a joint military exercise on Monday, May 6, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Aaron ...

The U.S. military will not be involved in the development of a port in the Philippines' remote northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday, removing a potential source of ...

Led by the Batanes Tourism and Hospitality Monitoring Centre (BTHMC), in collaboration with the province and its local stakeholders, this observatory is committed to supporting the sustainable ...

American military personnel will visit a Philippine island near Taiwan next month to discuss building a new, U.S.-funded port, according to Philippine officials. The new port, at Basco on the island ...

FEW Filipinos are familiar with the historical, strategic and military significance of Kinmen Island to the Taiwanese people. Yet this small island has long symbolized Taiwan’s defiant stand against ...

Military analysts warn that any Chinese move against the Philippines would start in the northern islands. Babuyan and Batanes ...

Resilience” is an overused word, but in Batanes it feels complete. It is not merely the capacity to endure hardship, but the ...