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In this photo taken on March 28, 2026, US marines reloading ammunition on a Marine Air Defence Integrated system (MADIS) launcher during the integrated missile exercise as part of the Balikatan joint Philippines and US military exercise at a naval base facing South China Sea in San Antonio, Zambales province.

US to boost security aid for AFP modernization

By Cristina Chi

The additional security cooperation funds are meant to accelerate the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and enhance interoperability "along the First Island Chain," the readout said.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves after attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Cebu on Oct. 28, 2026.

Hegseth pushes US-ASEAN defense framework as China scales back at talks

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Presidential Press Officer Claire Castro speaks at a briefing in Cagayan de Oro on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.

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Aplasca files reply to direct assault rap

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Marcos: Don't panic over peso fall to P64 per dollar

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President Marcos Jr. says rising oil prices are weighing on the currency and economy.

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