MANILA – The Philippines and Japan on Thursday signed a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief agreement, which could serve as a precursor to joint military exercises as tensions mount over ...

Japan and its allied Philippines agreed to a "strategic dialogue" as a means to bolster defense tech and equipment cooperation, both nations announced Monday.

The Philippines hailed an "unprecedented" high in defence ties with Japan after the signing on Monday of a landmark military pact allowing deployment of forces on each other's soil in the face of ...

The Philippines is the third country to sign a reciprocal access agreement with Japan, after Australia and the United Kingdom.

Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal Japanese occupation in ...

Japan and the Philippines have signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement to strengthen regional security and address China’s escalating threats.

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told senators on Monday, November 25, that the Philippines pushed for and secured environmental and indigenous peoples' rights protections in its newly signed ...

The Philippine Navy and Air Force are set to receive small boats and radars from Japan through a $10.6 million Official Security Assistance grant that Tokyo says will strengthen Manila’s ...

Agreed in an exchange of notes in Manila between Japan’s ambassador to the Philippines, Kazuya Endo, and Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, the arrangement also includes funds for ...

Japan and its allied Philippines agreed to a "strategic dialogue" as a means to bolster defense tech and equipment cooperation, both nations announced Monday.

"Article 20 is a new article which was insisted on by the Philippine side and acceded to by Japan, which mandates environmental protection and respect for cultural and indigenous people's rights." ...