Philippines South China Sea policy

The statement from Washington followed another near-collision between Philippine and Chinese ships in the South China Sea.

The Philippine Coast Guard has a new responsibility: providing public evidence of China’s unlawful maritime activities. What’s behind the shift?

The rapid warming of relations with the U.S. has prompted warnings from Beijing, and domestic political pushback.

Comments by Senator Imee Marcos, the sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., raise the question of where the outer limits of U.S.-Philippine cooperation lie.

Widening the aperture of collaboration can help meet evolving needs and respond to a more competitive strategic environment.

Manila is seeking to shore up defense capabilities in the disputed South China Sea, even as China continues to stress negotiations on a Code of Conduct.

The alleged incident took place close to Second Thomas Shoal in a disputed part of the South China Sea.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking, which expired in 2008, was unconstitutional, casting a shadow over future joint oil development plans.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Xi Jinping agreed to restart joint oil and gas exploration and set up a direct channel of communication on South China Sea issues.

The Philippine navy chief said that the country plans to procure 15 more Shaldag Mark V gunboats, in addition to the nine it has already ordered.

The incident close to the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island was just the latest between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea.