Australia's contribution of 20 advanced drones to the Philippines underscored Manila's urgent requirement to improve its maritime domain awareness, following a tense incident in the South China Sea ...

China's military said it had conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the day U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to bolster Manila’s capacity to push back against Beijing’s growing assertiveness ...

Mischief and Subi reefs are among the artificial islands China has used to expand its offensive capabilities in the region.

It's Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images ...

ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to ...

ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea — The United States ... were opened for the first time to a small group of ...

“The South China Sea issue must be resolved without external ... in southern China – preceded Hegseth’s arrival in Manila on Thursday evening, his first trip to Asia since taking office.

the portion of the South China Sea within Manila’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and nearby flashpoints. Strategic stability will have its foundation on deterrence as a mutual goal.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine defense chief on Monday called China's expansive claims in the South China Sea “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country would accept and said ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomes U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Malacañang Palace during the latter’s ...