Referring to China as 'our common enemy', General Romeo S Brawner, chief of staff, armed forces of the Philippines, on March ...

March 31, 2025: During January 2025 Chinese and Filipino coast guard ships collided ships in the South China Sea near Second Thomas Shoal. Four Filipino crewmen were injured. China also employed 40 ...

The PCG on Wednesday deployed an aircraft to challenge the unauthorized presence of a Chinese research ship inside the country’s EEZ.

The proposed acquisition of F-16 fighters would bolster Manila’s ability to defend its own assets in disputed parts of the ...

Second Thomas Shoal, part of the disputed Spratly Islands, has been occupied by a small Philippine navy contingent aboard a grounded warship that has been closely monitored by China’s coast ...

China and Russia are actively advancing the rescue efforts for the Chinese cargo ship Anyang-2, which ran aground near Sakhalin Island ... amid a severe storm on a shoal only about 200 meters ...

but China’s U-shaped nine-dash line extends to waters off Indonesia's Natuna islands, and Chinese coast guard vessels in the North Natuna Sea have been a source of bilateral tension.

The Naval Forces West is in charge of securing waters near Palawan, including the Kalayaan Island Group in the WPS. Meanwhile, the Naval Forces Northern Luzon oversees maritime security in the Panatag ...

“The Philippines is well aware that the scope of its territory is determined by a series of international treaties and has never included China’s” Spratly Islands and Scarborough ...