
US, PH to reach deal on economic security zone 'sooner rather than later,' US official says
The Philippines is the 13th country to join Pax Silica, a program seeking to safeguard the full technology supply chain, from critical minerals and advanced manufacturing to computing and data infrastructure
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US official says China-led supply chain a ‘hostage chain’ amid Pax Silica push
US Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg says, 'When ninety percent of a critical input comes from one country, you do not have a supply chain'
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The Philippines emerges as an Indo-Pacific security pivot
The rise of China refocused attention on the sprawling archipelago, given the country's critical location straddling Southeast Asian sea lanes.
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Balikatan 2026: 17,000 troops in ‘biggest’ edition of PH-US war games yet
With a war in the Gulf and the subsequent oil crisis it’s triggered, it’s all systems go for the largest iteration of yearly military drills that now involve five other nations
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PH says it's working with Washington to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries
The Philippines is due to receive its first Russian crude oil import in five years this week following a 30-day waiver issued by the US
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