MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte is unfazed by apprehensions that international assistance to the Philippines might be affected by his remarks against world leaders and institutions. During his...
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte told President Barack Obama “you can go to hell” in a speech Tuesday that was his strongest tirade so far against...
MANILA, Philippines—U.S. and Philippine forces opened joint combat exercises under some uncertainty on Tuesday, days after the Philippines’ new leader said they would be the last...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. presidential candidates are trudging deeper into personal muck as they enter the campaign’s final month in a sludge of stories about sex and personal...
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the rhetoric over his bloody anti-crime war to a new level Friday, comparing it to Hitler and the Holocaust and...
SAN DIEGO—Defence Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday the U.S. will “sharpen our military edge” in Asia and the Pacific in order to remain a dominant power...
MANILA, Philippines—The new Philippine president uses an expletive to warn key ally Barack Obama not to lecture him on human rights and, in another impromptu speech,...
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine president said Thursday he will invite the U.N. chief and European Union officials to investigate his bloody anti-drug crackdown, but only if he can question them...
MANILA, Philippines—Philippine military officials on Thursday announced the first large-scale combat exercises between U.S. and Filipino forces under President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been critical of...
WASHINGTON—The Philippines’ top diplomat said Thursday it still regards the U.S. as a trusted ally but will not accept lectures on human rights as a condition...