BEIJING/MANILA >> China summoned the Philippines’ ambassador on Friday to express its objection to two new laws in the Southeast Asian nation asserting maritime rights and sovereignty over disputed areas of the South China Sea,

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines expects U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific and support for its treaty ally amid South China Sea tensions to remain steady under Donald Trump, driven by bipartisan resolve in Washington, its ambassador to the U.S. said on Thursday.

(Bloomberg) -- The return of Donald Trump to the White House is unlikely to reshape the US and the Philippines’ longstanding security alliance, but his economic policies and their impact would take center stage, according to Manila’s envoy to Washington.

US President-elect Donald Trump dances at the end of a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024. Angela Weiss, AFP/file MANILA — Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez sees no change in the defense relationship of the Philippines and United States (US) under another Donald Trump administration.

Farm output in the Philippines declined by the most in nearly four years in the third quarter, the statistics agency said on Wednesday, a reading which does not bode well for economic growth in the period.

Philippine economic growth slowed sharply to 5.2 percent in the third quarter, from the revised 6.4 percent in the previous quarter and 6 percent last year, as typhoons took their toll on agricultural output and infrastructure development.