The Diplomat talks with Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon about governing an area in the middle of the South China Sea disputes.

The Philippines is doing repair work on a ground ship that hosts a small contingent of Philippine soldiers.

The Philippines military wants to create a cruise service to take tourists around disputed parts of the South China Sea.

ASEAN leaders will meet this weekend and China will be at the top of the agenda.

The annual exercise will involve 5,500 troops and focus primarily on disaster relief.

The Second Thomas Shoal is the new flashpoint in the South China Sea. Solving it is vital for the region and the world.

Manila submitting its disputes with China to UNCLOS arbitration is part of a larger battle for international opinion.

A standoff with the Philippines appeared more important for China’s Coast Guard than a search for survivors.

Manila will welcome the U.S. military back to the country after ejecting it in 1992.

Third party actors such as the Philippines, Japan, and North Korea have the biggest potential to upset US-China ties.

The Philippines, China, and the U.S. are upping a war of words over Beijing’s blocking of Filipino civilian vessels.

After a tense 2013, don’t expect the Asia-Pacific to be any less fraught next year.

After pursuing a cabbage strategy in the South China Sea for years, could Beijing adopt this against Japan?

Plus, the Chinese government turns its focus on developing Xi’an as a global business hub. Friday China links.

Aquino vowed that the air force will be able to defend the country by 2016.