West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are not the same. West Philippine Sea refers to waters inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which, by international law, are waters up to 200 ...

Recently, senior officials from the Philippine defense department and navy have repeatedly denigrated China's South China Sea ...

nited States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to visit the Philippines this week ... encroachments in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. In Manila, Hegseth is to meet with his ...

The WPS is a body of water within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, which touches part of the South China Sea. The Philippines has long claimed that the area and its encompassing ...

within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). A 7th Fleet release stated that Friday’s MCA builds on previous MCAs and continuing operations together, which strengthens the ...

China claims nearly the entire South China Sea, including waters within the Philippines' 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone, despite a 2016 international tribunal ruling that found Beijing ...

came ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to the Philippines, which also claims the shoal that lies within its exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles. China's defence ...

China has expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea that overlap with the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The Philippines is Hegseth ...