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

Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.

The reorganization of the Philippine Navy forces in the West Philippine Sea will increase coordination between agencies ...

The Philippine Navy said Tuesday it would strengthen its units, equipment, and capabilities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) ...

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the ...

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

The Philippines has shot down China’s recent accusation of instigating tensions in the West Philippine Sea, citing instead ...

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

The Philippine defense chief has called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country will accept MANILA, Philippines ...

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

China on Friday said there ''has never been a problem'' with freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea as ...

for talks that will include increasing deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine official said Friday. Hegseth will be in Manila on March 28-29 to meet his ...