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

America’s comparative advantage in advancing its interests is through the strengthening of its alliances and partnerships in ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines ...

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 Navy will add more manpower and resources to its two major commands in charge of the security in the western ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday dismissed the warning from China against Manila’s naval drills with the ...

Beijing in recent years has stepped up its aggressiveness in the South China Sea, which it claims almost entirely ... Francis Tolentino’s proposal to create a “West Philippine Sea Command” to bring ...

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

“Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there is free navigation whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea,” he told Marcos. The U.S. was ...

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