The ship was stuck in shallows for three hours just a mile from the Philippine-held Thitu Island, according to that Manila's ...

Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. slammed “malicious narratives” by Chinese state newspaper China Daily.

Mr Gilberto Teodoro accused leaders in Beijing of grabbing territory in disputed waters. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

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Strengthening and diversifying the Philippines’ defense partnerships is no longer a policy option—it is a strategic ...

Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, including parts within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Unsurprisingly, maritime issues were not a topic of discussion between Marcos and Li ...

Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the robust alliance ...

SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - China has a "deficit of trust and credibility" it needs to overcome in order to mend its fraught defence ties with the Philippines, though any breakthrough in the ...

“The Philippines is clearly within its rights to conduct routine ... BRP Datu Pagbuaya— were conducting a routine marine scientific research mission near Sandy Cay when they were shadowed, blocked, ...

Foreign ministry spokesperson Teresita Daza says, 'We urge China to respect the Philippines' sovereignty and jurisdiction, even as we continue to pursue peaceful and legal means to manage differences ...

“The Philippines is clearly within its rights to conduct routine ... referring to China’s name for Sandy Cay.

Sandy Cay (Filipino name: “Pag-asa Cay 2”), a tiny South China Sea (SCS) sandbar found in the western section of our Pag-Asa island’s Territorial Sea (TS), is very much in the news these days. Yet, in ...