Philippines

This website was created and maintained from May 2020 to May 2021 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Stars and Stripes operations in the Pacific.
It will no longer be updated, but we encourage you to explore the site and view content we felt best illustrated Stars and Stripes' continued support of the Pacific theater since 1945.

President Johnson mingles with the crowd during the Manila Summit.

Manila rolls out red carpet for six world leaders

The city was set for an enthusiastic welcome Sunday for President Johnson and five other chiefs of state arriving for a 7-nation summit conference.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Fabrizio and Sister Lily Bumdum of the Missionary Sisters of Charity help load relief supplies onto the USS Fife at Yokosuka Naval Base in November, 1988.

Warship carries relief goods to Philippines from Catholic mission

Mother Teresa's Missionary Sisters of Charity have much in common with the guided-missile destroyer USS Fife and other Navy ships.

U.S. Army Capt. Misty Cornett sings the National Anthem at the start of the USA vs. South Korea World Cup game held in Taegu, South Korea.

Year in review: A look back at the top Pacific stories from 2002

1. Turmoil in South Korea

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to the Philippine Economic Forum in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Duterte said he wants to end his nation's reliance on foreign military assistance.

Duterte wants all foreign troops out of Philippines within 2 years

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he wants all foreign troops out of his country and may need to “revise or abrogate agreements,” which could include a base-sharing agreement with U.S. troops.

1st. Lt. Bridgett Soares, military police platoon commander with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs U.S. Marines and their Philippine counterparts before improvised explosive device detection and convoy defense tactics training at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2016.

The Philippines’ ‘Dirty Harry’ could alter security balance for US, China

Washington’s goals for free movement in the South China Sea were never simple.

An EA-18G Growler launches while sailors taxi another Growler to an adjacent catapult on the USS John C. Stennis flight deck on June 5, 2016, in the South China Sea.

Navy sends Growlers to Philippines amid continuing sea tensions

Four Navy E/A-18G Growler aircraft and 120 personnel arrived at Clark Air Base on Wednesday to help the Philippines patrol its sea borders amid heightened tensions over territorial rights in the South China Sea.

The destroyer USS Lassen arrives in Subic Bay, Philippines, for a port visit on July 1, 2015.

Philippines encouraged by talks with US admiral over dispute with China

The United States reassured the Philippines it will patrol areas of the South China Sea disputed by Manila and Beijing, Philippine officials said after a visit from the head of U.S. Pacific Command.