West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are not the same. West Philippine Sea refers to waters inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which, by international law, are waters up to 200 ...

The Philippines' foreign ministry also said the "real issue is China's refusal to abide by international law" and how its "illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive behaviour at sea" have ...

The spokesperson also said that the Philippines had “frequently sought to rally external countries to conduct so-called joint patrols, promoting illegal claims in the South China Sea ...

China claims virtually the entire South China Sea, a major security and global trade route. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also lay overlapping claims to the resource-rich ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to visit the Philippines on his first official ... expansionist agenda in the West Philippine Sea. It believes it can be combative without ...