China did not deny it saying their “vessels for marine research did sail across relevant waters to the northeast of Luzon, the Philippines last year, exercising navigation freedoms and the right to innocent passage only, ...

I almost choked on my tea while reading a press release from the Chinese Embassy in Manila - whoever wrote this must've had difficulty keeping a straight face. It gave its "account" of events that transpired on June 9, ...

Defense and military officials have been asked by Malacanang to present to the Cabinet the details of the alleged sinking of a philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel at the Recto Bank of the West Philippine Sea last ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday affirmed his country's commitment to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members towards the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea ...

President Duterte yesterday warned that war could break out any group, especially foreigners, would conduct research explorations and fishing activities within the Philippine Rise without the Philippine government's ...

China and Vietnam will manage and properly control their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain peace in the South China Sea, the two nations said in a joint communique China ...

President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ...

The notes by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio on Benham Rise are very useful as the 13-million-hectare undersea region east of Luzon is in the news with the disclosure last week by Defense Secretary ...

Agriculture is expected to post another record growth in the second quarter of the year due to the introduction of new markets as well as the upward trend in the world prices of prime agricultural products. “The performance ...

A Military official yesterday urged politicians to refrain from exploiting the country's territorial dispute with China, specifically the Scarborough Shoal issue, for their personal gain. Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Salamat, chief ...