MANILA: The Philippines said on Thursday (Nov 7) its coast guard will acquire 40 fast patrol craft from France, with plans to deploy some of them in disputed areas of the South China Sea. The deal is ...

Supported by gunboats and a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Philippine Navy SEALs and Marines approached a South China Sea ...

NATIONAL Security Adviser Eduardo Año underscored the Philippines' commitment to uphold a rules-based maritime order in one ...

The Philippines has consistently sought to make waves regarding the South China Sea issue. The two-week combat drills ...

Filipino troops conducted a military exercise in the South China Sea on Wednesday, November 6, simulating a scenario in which they retook control of a feature in the Spratlys Islands. Chinese vessels ...

Manila's intention behind such a demand is to give the world the impression that China is bullying the Philippines. But the fact is that the Philippine Navy has taken repeated provocative actions in ...

The Philippine army held defense simulations as Chinese ships circled an island in the South China Sea. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted the annual AJEX DAGIT PA joint drills with ...

The South China Sea, a vast and resource-rich area, has been the subject of intense territorial disputes for years. Countries like the Philippine, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei have competing claims ...

The Philippines expects U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific and support for its treaty ally amid South China Sea tensions to ...

The Philippine government has initiated talks with Southeast Asian nations party to the South China Sea to fast-track progress on the negotiation of a code of conduct (COC) in the disputed sea, the ...

Philippine forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the ...