The U.S. launched a drone strike in the southern Philippines early this month that reportedly killed 15 members of the Islamic terrorist groups Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah, raising concerns about the legality of U.S. drones in the country. One of those killed was...
The United States is seeking more access to airfields and naval ports in the Philippines for an expanded military presence around the country as the Obama administration tries to expand the empire in Asia Pacific. The Philippine Senate forced the closure of major U.S....
The U.S. is in talks with the government of the Philippines about re-establishing a military presence in the country about two decades after the U.S. closed its bases there. The Obama administration initiated the talks with the aim of increasing joint war drills in...
Civilians Flee as Philippines Army Intensifies Southern Air Strikes | Military reports ‘heavy resistance’ in region
Philippines President: No Revenge Attacks After Rebels Kill 19 Soldiers | Insists govt will still honor truce
The Philippine army has fabricated stories that children taken into custody are rebel “child warriors,” Human Rights Watch has reported, urging the Philippine government to end the practice. In each of the cases investigated, the army made a media spectacle of the...
America’s War in the Philippines Continues
United States Special Operations Forces are carrying out counter-terror and counter-insurgency operations in the Philippines against an elusive group of so-called terrorists, numbering at no more than 12 individuals. The ongoing mission mirrors the wasteful and...
The government of the Philippines is one of the biggest recipients of US military aid in all of Asia, despite recently hosting one of the worst waves of human rights violations in its history. Numerous embassy cables released by WikiLeaks acknowledge systematic...
US Vows to Arm Philippines to Fight China | Clinton calls for restraint, announces more weapons transfers
