The Chinese remarks come as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits the Philippines, which is a treaty ally of Washington.

The potential purchase of F-16 jets by the Philippines from the United States does not harm the interests of any third party, including China, a Philippine security official said on Thursday. National ...

The F-16 fighter-jets that the Philippine government plans to procure from the US may be available for delivery in tranches ...

THE Philippine military on Wednesday said it was not preparing for war over a potential Chinese invasion of neighboring Taiwan, seeking to dispel concerns about its heightened military readiness.

MANILA, April 3 (Reuters) - The potential purchase of F-16 jets by the Philippines from the United States does not harm ... not intended as a threat to any nation and is merely part of the ...