U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning that the United States would defend its treaty ally if Filipino forces come under an armed attack in the disputed South China Sea.

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday the U.S. alliance with the Philippines would transcend changes in administrations, as he reiterated his support for the Southeast Asian nation.

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. receive United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during his fourth visit to the Philippines on November 18,

The Philippines have been hit by four typhoons in 10 days — the most active November on record after a slow start to the 2024 Pacific typhoon season that’s now in hyperdrive. Despite the relentless parade of storms in recent weeks,

At least eight people were killed as super typhoon Man-Yi hit the Philippine archipelago over the weekend, unleashing fierce winds and strong rains that triggered landslides and storm surges, authorities said.

Typhoon Man-yi is the latest typhoon to strike the Philippines, and the sixth At least eight people died from the super typhoon, according to local disaster officials. A 72-year-old man in Camarines Norte died in a vehicle crash caused by hanging wires from the storm,