The US military deployed the Typhon missile system in the northern Philippines last year as part of an annual joint exercise, and Filipino troops have been training with it, with plans to acquire the system as a means to protect Manila's maritime interests.

A US commercial airliner with 64 people aboard and a military helicopter collided over Washington on Wednesday before

The Philippine embassy in Washington, D.C. said it has not received reports of Filipinos involved in the aircraft crash in the Potomac River near Reagan National

The newly installed Trump administration has quickly reaffirmed America’s strong support for the Philippines in the face of an increasingly aggressive China in the disputed South China Sea, despite doubts to the contrary voiced by some observers.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A United States-based watchdog on Wednesday launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the crimes amounted to a cover-up.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held a first phone call with the Philippines’ foreign minister, telling him the Trump administration’s commitment to Manila is ironclad. They also discussed Beijing's "dangerous and destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea.

The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. on Thursday (Manila time) said that they have not received any report of any Filipinos involved in the air mishap near Reagan National Airport.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila and condemned Beijing for its "dangerous and destabilising" actions in the Sea, in his first phone call with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo.

The election will be referendum between pro-US and pro-China camps of the elite, and more than any other factor will be shaped by speculation over relations with Trump’s America.

No Filipino has been reported hurt so far following the mid-air collision between a US military helicopter and an American Airlines commercial plane in the Potomac River near Arlington, Virginia on Wednesday (local time),

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot in the country's deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.