Ferdinand Marcos Jr Archives

August 5, 2025 4:49 PM

Philippines President lauds India’s expanding defence footprint, Brahmos project

Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed his readiness to work with India towards a free and open Indo-Pacific. He commended the rapid progress of the Philippines’ ongoing defence modernisation and praised India’s expand...

March 11, 2025 11:18 AM

Philippines’ ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC’s request over ‘drugs war’ killings

The Philippines' firebrand former leader Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday at the request of the International Criminal Court, a major step in its investigation into thousands of alleged extrajudicial killings in a bloody "war on drugs" that de...

April 12, 2024 9:02 AM

US President Biden hosts Philippines president & Japan PM for trilateral meeting amid China tensions

US President Joe Biden on Thursday hosted the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the first-ever trilateral summit between the three countries and said that the US commitments to the defence of Japa...

April 8, 2024 11:02 AM

Philippines will continue dialogue with China to ease South China Sea tensions, says president

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday called on China to talk to prevent more incidents like ramming vessels and the use of water cannons in the South China Sea. The Philippines continues to talk with China, and is exhausting all opt...

September 29, 2023 1:01 PM

Philippines defending territory, not seeking trouble in South China Sea, says President Marcos Jr

The Philippines will put up a strong defence of its territory and the rights of its fishermen and is not looking for trouble, its president said on Friday, as a row simmers with China over access to a strategic South China Sea Shoal. The Philippine ...