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FACT CHECK: International law backs PH claim to the West Philippine Sea

In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines in the South China Sea dispute, concluding that China violated the Philippines' sovereign rights in it...

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....

Setting sea border with Japan vital: Philippine foreign secretary

Philippines to China: Remove floating platform in Bajo de Masinloc

The Philippines says it will do 'everything it can based on the national law, based on diplomacy, based on our national policy' to prevent a repeat of the Mischief Reef 'nightmare'

Chinese BBNJ declaration won’t diminish PH rights over WPS –DFA

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said China’s implementation of the United Nations High Seas Treaty would not “diminish nor forfeit” the Philippines’ mar...

Carpio: PH must protest China’s no high seas claim in South China Sea

Retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio warns of dire consequences if Manila does not make a 'counter declaration' to China's claim that there are no high sea...

Philippine sea strategy needs to put results above optics

Much has been said about the importance of the West Philippine Sea for Manila’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and resource access. However, there is a gap between those g...

Philippines Progresses Japanese Destroyer Transfer Talks, Receives American Cutter at Shangri-La

The Philippines is set to receive transfers of American and Japanese vessels to bolster its Coast Guard and Navy fleets operating in the South China Sea. American and Japanese defe...

West PH Sea: PH must counter China’s high seas claims by December—Carpio

MANILA, Philippines — Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warned that the Philippines must object to China’s high seas claim under the Biodiversity Beyond Nationa...

Philippines, Vietnam close ranks on South China Sea as To Lam visits

The leaders of Vietnam and the Philippines upheld the importance of keeping the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea amid tensions in the strategic waterway where Beijing l...

Philippines unpicks Asean’s South China Sea ‘sovereignty deadlock’

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr did not dwell on warships or water cannons when he rose to speak at the country’s Independence Day celebrations on Friday. Instead, he sig...

PCG dismisses China's 'stunt' claim, probes Pag-asa incursion

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela on Monday dismissed China’s claim that the country’s monitorin...

U.S. Wants to Construct Philippine Coast Guard Maintenance Facility, Repair Fuel Depot in Palawan

Washington is seeking funding to construct a Coast Guard maintenance center and refurbish a joint airfield fuel depot that could bolster Philippine security infrastructure near the...

Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea

MANILA — The Philippines’ foreign ministry has undertaken appropriate diplomatic action against China in connection with the “illegal presence” of a floating structure in a dispute...

Japan-Philippines maritime talks 2026

AFP spots 36 Chinese vessels around key features in West Philippine Sea

MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday that it monitored a total of 36 Chinese vessels at key features in the West Philippine Sea this week...

U.S. Coast Guard Patrols Near Scarborough Shoal with Philippine Forces Amid Concerns of Potential Chinese Build-Up

A U.S.-Philippine patrol near Scarborough Shoal this week amid Manila’s concerns of potential structures placed by Beijing at the South China Sea hotspot. The exercise from May 26...

DFA chief says 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling is a permanent anchor

MANILA — The Philippines’ foreign minister said on Friday that a 2016 South China Sea arbitral award on the South China Sea was an “unshakable permanent anchor” of the rules-based...

Philippines urges China to remove new structure on disputed shoal in South China Sea

MANILA — The Philippines urged China to remove a structure that has been placed on the Scarborough Shoal, saying it violates its obligations under a declaration on conduct in the r...

PCG challenges unauthorized Chinese vessel off Zambales coast

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday tracked and challenged the illegal presence of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel CCG-4305 that was drifting at around...

PH keeping 'close eye' on Scarborough over occupation fears

MANILA – The Philippines is keeping a close eye on Chinese activities at Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal, amid concerns that its newly discovered floating structu...

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 tests Scarborough as Manila casts beyond US for help

China’s makeshift platform at Scarborough Shoal may have disappeared, but it has exposed a far more enduring strategy to cement its control of the South China Sea. This month, the...

Philippines, Vietnam Upgrade Diplomatic Partnership Amid Maritime Tensions With China

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that maintaining peace, stability, and the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea "remains non-negotiable" for both nations.