The planned visiting forces agreements reflect Manila’s efforts to broaden and deepen its defense partnerships in the face of growing Chinese pressure.

New Zealanders – or Kiwis – across the world commemorate Waitangi Day. A historic day that defines our identity as a nation, Waitangi Day marks the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of ...

The Philippines and New Zealand are working to finalize a visiting forces agreement this year, officials confirmed Tuesday, ...

The Philippines and New Zealand have officially started negotiations for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), the ...

The Philippines and New Zealand have started negotiations for a possible Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (Sovfa), the ...

MANILA: The Philippines and New Zealand have begun negotiating an agreement that would allow them to deploy troops on each ...

New Zealand recently completed the first round of discussions toward establishing a Visiting Forces Agreement with the ...

Ranking officials of the Philippine government met with their counterparts from New Zealand in Manila and started the negotiations for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) of the two ...

MANILA –The Philippines is hoping to conclude talks on a visiting forces deal with New Zealand by the end of 2025, said ...

THE New Zealand government has announced that applications for the prestigious “Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships” have been opened starting February 1. Funded through New Zealand’s International ...