Vietnamplus

A 6.4-magnitude quake hit Mindanao in the south of the Philippines on October 16.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared that his country will never allow the US to deploy missile systems on its territory.

The Philippine and US militaries are set to hold their annual joint exercises Balikatan on May 8, announced the US Embassy in Manila on April 24.

Filipino Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario - and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed territorial tensions in the Bien Dong Sea (East Sea) on the sidelines of the AMM 48 in Malaysia.