Two dozen people were still missing after the vessel sank early Monday morning in Basilan Province. By Jason Gutierrez Reporting from Manila At least 18 people died and two dozen others were missing ...

Climate change is pushing coral reefs to the brink. A new scientific report warns that the world has already crossed its first climate tipping point, and reefs could face long-term decline unless ...

U.S. Marines assault amphibious vehicle crewmembers train with the Philippine Navy's BRP Tarlac (LD-601) at Subic Bay, Philippines on October 3, 2017. Unit - Amphibious Assault Company, Combat Assault ...

Illegal Chinese fishermen suspected of using cyanide in a highly destructive fishing method have been intercepted by Philippine Marines in dramatic scenes, marking the latest clash between the two ...

When Cpl. Efrain Avila-Castro, a Marine who works a desk job at Camp Pendleton, was asked to help get 10,000 meals to Filipinos whose homes, fields and roads were devastated after two super typhoons ...

The Marine Corps is older than America. On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress created the Marine Corps by directing that “two battalions of Marines be established to seize and defend ...

A member of the Philippine Navy uses binoculars during a maritime patrol at the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday June 4, 2025. (Joeal Calupitan/AP) The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a unit ...

A BrahMos missile model is displayed at International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025. (Janes/Shaurav Gairola) The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) has deployed its first battery of BrahMos ...

The Philippine Marine Corps unveiled its first BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile battery and future plans to enhance coastal defense on Friday, a milestone in Manila’s effort to develop a ...

Philippine marines scan the horizon as they stand guard at West York Island (Likas, in Filipino), one of the islands occupied by the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, on June 5, 2025, ...

A chemical spill from an ethanol distillery has put one of the Philippines’ largest marine protected areas at risk. A wall retaining the wastewater pond of an ethanol distillery plant collapsed on Oct ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military will test a new defense plan to be spearheaded by a new command, as officials here game out what it would take to repel invaders without immediate help ...