The training involved three Philippine FA-50 fighters and drills to enhance air domain awareness and joint combat capabilities.

The air forces of the Philippines and the US held joint patrols over the South China Sea on Tuesday (Feb 4), a move that angered China, which also conducted a "routine patrol" over a disputed shoal. The Philippines and the US have ramped up security arrangements under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The West Philippine Sea will see a regular joint patrol by the Philippines on Wednesday along with the United States, Australia and Japan,

The Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea