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The annual Balikatan, or ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ drills will for the first time take place outside of the Philippines’ territorial waters A Chinese military official has warned against countries flexing “gunboat muscles”, as the Philippines and US begin…
Read MoreExercises starting on Monday will be the first to be held outside Philippines’ territorial waters, and come amid a rise in tensions in the South China SeaPhilippine and US forces will carry out their first ever military exercises outside the south-east…
Read MoreFerdinand Marcos Jr says building trilateral ties vital, after the three countries criticise China’s ‘dangerous and aggressive behaviour’ in the regionA cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in th…
Read MorePhilippines says vessels were damaged and four people injured after Chinese boats caused two collisionsThe Philippines has accused China of “dangerous manoeuvres” in the disputed South China Sea that damaged its vessels and left four Filipinos with min…
Read MoreFootage published by the Philippines Coast Guard appears to show a collision between one of its ships and a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on Tuesday morning. The Philippines Coast Guard said it was carrying out a resupply mission in the South China Sea wh…
Read MoreBoat from Philippines with gifts for fishers, troops and coastguard in South China Sea slipped past vessels that intercepted festive flotillaIt looked, for a time, as if Christmas had been cancelled. A Philippine mission by volunteers to bring the fest…
Read MoreForty fishing boats loaded with donations, Father Christmas figurines and nativity had set sail in disputed South China SeaA Philippine mission to bring Santa Claus to the South China Sea to spread holiday cheer to fisherfolk, troops and coastguard off…
Read MoreRichard Marles says two countries committed to a peaceful region where ‘sovereignty and agreed rules and norms are respected’Australia and the Philippines have begun joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea as Pacific nations warily eye an incr…
Read MoreColonel Medel Aguilar says the Philippines will not stop resupply missions to a grounded warship that have developed into a potential flashpoint with BeijingThe Philippines has accused China of seeking to bully smaller countries into submission and vow…
Read MoreThe Sierra Madre, deliberately marooned by the Philippines in 1999, is crumbling but repair is being made impossible by an effective blockade by BeijingIt is perhaps the most unlikely kind of military base. For more than two decades, a second world war…
Read MoreThe Philippine coast guard claims that ships were ‘bumped’ by Chinese vessels in incidents close to outposts in the Spratly IslandsManila has summoned Beijing’s ambassador after accusing China of “illegal and dangerous” behaviour that resulted in two c…
Read MorePresident Ferdinand Marcos said the incident in waters off Scarborough Shoal was under investigation, but urged people to refrain from ‘speculation’Three fishers died after a Philippine fishing boat collided with a foreign commercial vessel in the disp…
Read MoreTensions over the resource-rich region are intensifying as China attempts to cut access for nations with competing claims, such as the PhilippinesIn shaky camera footage, a member of the Philippine coast guard can be seen dipping below the waters of So…
Read MorePhilippines says it ‘strongly condemns’ move at Scarborough Shoal which prevents its fishing boats from gaining accessThe Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying i…
Read MoreChina, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all have claims over the area, and tensions often threaten to boil overThe South China Sea is one of the most strategically and economically important waterways in the world. In 2016 more tha…
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