The Department of National Defense yesterday said China has been putting new structures at Johnson South Reef or Mabini Reef in the Spratlys. It is known by the Chinese as Chigua. This activity contravenes the spirit of ...

Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) yesterday said the Philippines is not just building a beaching ramp but is also reclaiming land at the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In ...

Defense Secretary Delfin yesterday Lorenzana said he is concerned about the pronouncement of the Trump administration that the US will prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China ...

A senior military official yesterday said China is not required to get clearance from the Philippines when its vessels pass through international waters like Sibutu and Balabac straits, under the United Nations Convention ...

China has started dredging around the disputed Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, a Philippine navy commander said on Thursday, signaling Beijing may be preparing to expand its facilities in the area. Rear Admiral ...

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday said government will file a diplomatic protest against China for militarizing the Fiery Cross Reef or Kagitingan Reef, one of the disputed areas in the South China Sea or West ...

The Philippines yesterday strongly called on China to stop its reclamation of the Mischief Reef in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) because it has destroyed 300 acres of coral reef system, which resulted to economic ...

The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday said China belied reports its forces were involved in the reported harassment of Filipino fishermen near Union Bank, also known as Pagkakaisa Bank, in the South China Sea. “We ...

Five more Chinese warships were monitored to have passed the country's territorial waters in Sibutu Strait over the past weeks without informing local authorities. In a phone interview, AFP Western Mindanao Command chief ...

President Duterte yesterday said he would visit China later this month to discuss with Chinese President Xi Jinping the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration that favored the Philippines and voided China's claim ...