THE US would likely press the Philippines to allot at least 5% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on military spending, defense analysts said at the weekend, after Washington called on its Asian ...

The Chinese government has barred former Sen. Francis Tolentino from entering mainland China, Macao, and Hong Kong — an action he described as a badge of honor for defending Filipino rights in the ...

Military leaders are working to enforce a "one-theatre" concept in both the East and South China seas, the Philippines' ...

THE PHILIPPINES should consider restricting fish imports from China to assert its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, defense analysts said at the weekend.

China said its coast guard on Friday expelled a Philippine government ship from waters near a disputed shoal as maritime tensions between the two feuding neighbors intensify.

The disputed maritime territory is a triangular chain of reefs and rocks that falls within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, but China lays claim to it and much of the South China Sea ...

(UPDATE) THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Thursday the presence of more than 50 Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) vessels swarming near Rozul Reef, a feature well within the Philippines' ...

MANILA, Philippines — More than 50 Chinese maritime militia vessels were seen "illegally swarming" Rozul (Iroquois) Reef in the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday, June 20, according to the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday, June 19, that over 50 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) ships have “swarmed” Rozul Reef, a feature in the West Philippine Sea.

Officially termed a “maritime cooperative activity,” the drills were held on June 14 within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and involved the Philippine Navy’s newest frigate, the ...

That's well within the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile (230-mile) exclusive economic zone, where Manila alone is entitled to fishing and natural resource management rights under international law.