U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) bumps fists with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during his visit to the Malacañang Palace in Manila, July 29, 2021.

Philippine, US Troop Pact in ‘Full Force Again’

President Duterte retracts termination letter on Visiting Forces Agreement after meeting U.S. defense chief.

A Filipino policeman assists people as they line up to receive a shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, July 27, 2021.

Philippines to Impose Stricter Lockdown in Metro Manila to Stem Delta-strain Infections

2021-07-30

Two-week shutdown will cost country U.S. $4 billion and 440,000 may lose jobs.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin inspects a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 29, 2021.

US Defense Secretary Austin Meets in Hanoi with Vietnamese Officials

2021-07-29

Talks focused on efforts to strengthen security in the South China Sea.

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz waves to photographers at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila after arriving from Tokyo, where she won the Philippines’ first-ever gold medal in Olympic competition, July 28, 2021.

Philippine Olympic Champ Wades Into Manila’s South China Sea Dispute With Beijing

2021-07-29

“What is ours is ours,” says Hidilyn Diaz, a gold medalist at the Tokyo Games.

Philippine police officers check vehicles passing through a road block in Opol, a town in Misamis Oriental province, southern Philippines, June 2, 2021.

Philippine Leader Orders Home Detention for Unvaccinated People

President’s effort to slow spread of COVID-19 is not “legally justified,” a lawyers group says.

Lt. Gen. Vu Chien Thang, director of the Foreign Relations Department of Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense, welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Noi Bai Airport, Hanoi, July 28, 2021.

US Defense Secretary Arrives in Vietnam for Talks on Regional Security

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin is the first cabinet member from the Biden administration to visit Southeast Asia.

Filipinos line up to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, July 27, 2021.

Philippine Health Experts Urge Ultra-Strict COVID-19 Lockdown

OCTA Research Group also recommends expanded tracing, testing and isolation in Metro Manila.

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