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PH files submission on extended continental shelf in West Philippine Sea  

The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) Extended Continental Shelf Technical Working Group spent 15 years working on the submission

Hindi Ito Marites: 4 historic maps show West Philippine Sea is ours

They include areas China claims aggressively, i.e. Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys

Continental Shelf is Manila’s New Front in South China Sea Dispute

The Philippines keep its claims alive in recent filing to the UN

Philippines deposits Bajo de Masinloc chart with UN

China has controlled access to the shoal since 2012, following a tense standoff between Manila and Beijing

WPS: 14 countries reaffirm ruling vs Beijing's South China Sea claims

MANILA, Philippines — Fourteen countries, including the Philippines, reaffirmed on Sunday that there is no legal basis for China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea....

Japan, Philippines and the U.S. complete exercises in South China Sea

The armed forces said the joint drills show the Philippines' commitment to ensuring freedom of navigation and overflight in the West Philippine Sea.

Zambales fishers push diplomacy amid West Philippine Sea tensions

MANILA, Philippines — Two fisherfolk associations in Zambales have expressed support for a peaceful, diplomatic resolution of tensions in the West Philippine Sea, backing a nationa...

Will Philippines’ push for seabed rights derail South China Sea code talks?

The Philippines’ latest push for seabed rights in the South China Sea could complicate its efforts as this year’s Asean chair to build regional consensus, analysts say, adding anot...

China holds military drills near disputed shoal in the South China Sea

BEIJING — China conducted military drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday as territorial tensions with the Philippines intensify. The joint n...

U.S. to Fund Philippine Coast Guard Base Expansion Near South China Sea

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The U.S. pledged to fund the expansion of a Coast Guard base used for operations in the South China Sea and increase foreign military financing for Manila las...

China says it blocked Philippine vessels near Bajo de Masinloc

'We urge the Philippines to immediately cease its infringing and provocative actions,' a China Coast Guard statement says

Scarborough Shoal and the Philippines’ Paper Trail in the South China Sea

In the South China Sea, power is usually measured in ships, patrols and presence. In July, the Philippines opened a quieter front: the legal record.By...

Philippines protests South China Sea AI video to China's Wang Yi

Will Philippine Sea be the main battlefield for PLA carriers in a Taiwan war?

For decades, the Philippine Sea has been seen as the gateway through which US and allied forces would sail to Taiwan’s defence in a war with the Chinese mainland. But with the Peop...

China accuses Philippines of ‘flagrantly infringing’ on sovereignty in seabed claim

Beijing accused Manila of “flagrantly infringing” on Chinese sovereignty and undermining regional peace after the Philippines formally presented its bid to the United Nations this...

10 years after WPS victory, hope outlasts hardship for PH fishers

SUBIC, ZAMBALES—Exactly 10 years after the country won a landmark legal victory in the West Philippine Sea, Ryan Jacinto still measures its meaning the same way he measures every f...

China Refuses Philippine "Baselines" Around Disputed Scarborough Shoal

China's foreign ministry on Friday said it firmly opposed and would never accept the Philippines' establishment of "baselines" around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, call...

Chinese Warships, Bombers Surge to Scarborough Shoal for Drills

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Beijing surged an amphibious group and bombers equipped for maritime strike to Scarborough Shoal over the weekend, flexing its power projection capabilities a...

Philippines Holds Joint Exercises With US, Japan in South China Sea Amid Tensions With China

Manila and Beijing continue to trade accusations about a series of clashes at two disputed features in the South China Sea last week.

Philippines, China Butt Heads Over Encounter in the South China Sea

The foreign ministers of the Philippines and China met in Manila on Wednesday and both made "strong" protests over an encounter between the two countries' vessels this week in cont...

Philippines says China shoal deal needs no permission for resupply

MANILA — The Philippines’ provisional arrangement with China on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea does not require Manila to seek permission for resupply missions and does...

DFA chief makes ‘strong protest’ to China’s Wang over South China Sea encounter

MANILA — The Philippine foreign minister said on Wednesday she held talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and made a “strong protest” over what she called an unacceptable incident...

Philippines’ Marcos says China oil talks have ‘moved forward’ despite maritime row

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on Friday said talks with China on joint oil and gas exploration had “moved forward” – signalling hopes of a deal before he leaves office...

US condemns China’s actions against Philippine navy in South China Sea

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department said on Monday that the United States condemns China’s “dangerous and aggressive” actions against Philippine navy personnel at Second Thomas...