21st Century Infrastructure Panel Presentation
By Executive Director Hank Hendrickson September 9, 2025 The Manila Strategy Forum Thank you for the opportunity to join this important Strategy Forum Panel on Infrastructure. Infrastructure is the foundational grid that keeps people and products on the move, enables us to communicate with neighbors and across the globe, sustains …
President Bongbong Marcos Begins Official Visit to Washington DC
The US-Philippines Society welcomes the July 20-22 official visit to Washington by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and members of the Philippine presidential delegation. This marks the first visit to the United States by President Marcos since the election of President Donald Trump last November. And, it will be the …
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the 9th Anniversary of the Philippines-China South China Sea Arbitral Ruling
Marco Rubio U.S. Secretary of State July 12, 2025 Nine years ago, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention unanimously ruled China’s expansive South China Sea maritime claims have no basis in international law. This decision, legally binding on both the Philippines and China, was …
U.S.-Philippines-Japan Trilateral Meeting | Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific and Economic Cooperation
July 10-11, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on his first official trip to the Indo-Pacific region. The Secretary’s remarks aimed to reassure ASEAN of America’s long term defense and economic engagement in the region which he …
Statement of Secretary Marco Rubio on Philippine Independence Day
Press Statement Marco Rubio Secretary of State June 12, 2025 On behalf of the United States of America, I send my warmest congratulations to the people of the Philippines as you celebrate your Independence Day on June 12. The steadfast friendship between the United States and the Philippines is rooted …
Filipino American Artists Earn Top Music Awards
New York City, June 8, Filipino-American artist, Nicole Scherzinger won the highly anticipated Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her Broadway debut portrayal as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard.” Born in Hawaii and raised in Kentucky, Scherzinger is the daughter of Alfonso Valiente, who is of …
80th Anniversary of Leyte Landing and Filipino American History Month
80th Anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf: Largest Naval Battle in Modern History Eighty years ago on October 20, 1944, allied forces returned to the Philippines as part of the largest naval engagement of WWII. The landing on Leyte’s Red Beach featured the iconic image of General Douglas MacArthur …
Eighth Anniversary of the U.N. Arbitral Ruling on the South China Sea
12 July 2024 – A key element in championing a free and open Indo-Pacific is the preservation of peace and stability in the South China Sea through maintenance of a rules-based order consistent with the unanimous decision of the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal on July 12, 2016. On the occasion …
Philippine National Day Message
The US-Philippines Society congratulates the government and people of the Philippines, who mark the 126th anniversary of the proclamation of independence from Spanish colonial rule on June 12. The Society recognizes that following a complicated and troubled historical beginning with the Treaty of Paris that granted the Philippines to the …
Investing in the Special Friendship and Alliance between the United States and the Philippines – The White House
Investing in the Special Friendship and Alliance Between the United States and the Philippines Published by the White House May 1, 2023 At the White House, President Biden and President Marcos advanced an ambitious agenda for the U.S.-Philippines alliance and celebrated the tremendous momentum now animating bilateral efforts to …