President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. said the Philippines does not need to balance its relations with the United States and China as Manila's foreign policy remains independent. ''There is no need to balance our relationship between the United States and China.

In the first-ever meeting between US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Trump took a swipe at the latter’s predecessor, saying that former President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration “did not know what they were doing.

UNITED States President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to cut tariffs on goods imported from the Philippines, but only by 1 percentage point, from 20 percent to 19 percent, in exchange for zero tariffs on some products from the United States,

President Donald Trump on Tuesday, July 23, 2025, voiced full support for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.’s independent foreign pol

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. concluded his three-day official visit to the US on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump described the visit as "beautiful." However, it appears the outcomes for Manila are not so "beautiful,

The country has been gradually expanding military cooperation with the U.S., Japan, and Beijing-claimed Taiwan.

Relations between the United States and the Philippines have been in overdrive since President Ferdinand Marcos took power in June 2022, fuelled by