Certainly, his appearance was not that of a statesman, the type of man expected to be the right hand of the president of the ... 1898 before being sent to the Philippines to cover the Spanish- ...

President Ronald Reagan replied, "I know there are things there in the Philippines that do not look good to us from the standpoint right now of democratic rights, but what is the alternative?

Manila, Philippines—The Philippines reacted with "guarded optimism" Thursday to US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, saying higher rates placed ...