Ricardo Jose, a Philippine historian who joined the event, said that aside from civilian and military casualties, the battle also reduced the city to rubble, adding "we lost a lot in terms of ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday that her lawyers were preparing for a legal battle in her ... the disputed South China Sea, according to proponents ...

MANILA, Philippines — 80 years ago, on Feb. 3, 1945, the battle for the capital of the Philippines began between Allied Forces and Imperial Japan. The 1st Cavalry Division was one of three ...

As the Philippines, United States, and even Japan look back at the lessons from the 1945 Battle of Manila ... To simplify tensions in the West Philippine Sea as a choice between warring with ...

Grabiner served as a yeoman on the USS Laurens, an attack transport ship, during the battle for the Philippines. He recalled a close call with a Japanese kamikaze plane, which struck a nearby ...