The US military deployed the Typhon missile system in the northern Philippines last year as part of an annual joint exercise, and Filipino troops have been training with it, with plans to acquire the system as a means to protect Manila's maritime interests.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he wants to meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss defense and trade ties as well as the fate of thousands of Filipinos at risk of deportation.

The newly installed Trump administration has quickly reaffirmed America’s strong support for the Philippines in the face of an increasingly aggressive China in the disputed South China Sea, despite doubts to the contrary voiced by some observers.

The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. on Thursday (Manila time) said that they have not received any report of any Filipinos involved in the air mishap near Reagan National Airport.

The Philippine embassy in Washington, D.C. said it has not received reports of Filipinos involved in the aircraft crash in the Potomac River near Reagan National

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said he will seek a meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss the new administration's immigration crackdown.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila and condemned Beijing for its "dangerous and destabilising" actions in the Sea, in his first phone call with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo.

No Filipino has been reported hurt so far following the mid-air collision between a US military helicopter and an American Airlines commercial plane in the Potomac River near Arlington, Virginia on Wednesday (local time),

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss issues including immigration, in an effort to influence policy he said could impact a large number of Filipinos in the United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held a first phone call with the Philippines’ foreign minister, telling him the Trump administration’s commitment to Manila is ironclad. They also discussed Beijing's "dangerous and destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos is seeking urgent talks with Donald Trump as hundreds of Filipinos face deportation under new US immigration policies. The diplomatic push comes as Washington's immigration crackdown threatens to strain relations between the long-standing allies,