Philippines Set to Receive Historic $1.5B in U.S. Military Assistance The United States is preparing to deliver one of the largest military assistance packages to the Philippines in modern history, authorizing up to $1.5 billion under the FY2026 NDAA, a move that repositions Manila from a peripheral ally to a frontline security pillar in the…
Russia and China Deploy Drones and Submarines as the Philippines Faces New Sea Threats War at sea no longer announces itself with fleets on the horizon or cannons over open water. Today’s most consequential maritime weapons often remain invisible, slipping beneath waves, loitering silently for weeks, or operating autonomously without flags, radio calls, or crews….
China Is Watching the 9th U.S.–Philippines Patrol Very Closely! The West Philippine Sea has seen tension before, but nothing quite like this moment. As dawn breaks over contested waters, Philippine and U.S. warships slice through the waves in tight formation, their radars sweeping, their aircraft carving arcs across the sky. It is a scene that…
