The South China Sea Throughflow (SCSTF) serves as a critical oceanic conveyor belt for heat and freshwater, mediating water ...

Confrontation, militarisation and US–China rivalry made for choppy waters in the South China Sea in 2025, complicating prospects for an ASEAN–China Code of Conduct.

The continuing controversy stirred by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s statements on the Wes Sea (WPS) has compelled the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (Namria) to issue a ...

Military attaches and security analysts scrutinizing the operations say the flights represent a step-change in China's grey-zone tactics in the contested South China Sea.

Manila [Philippines], December 8 (ANI): The Philippine Coast Guard reported that Chinese vessels launched three flares at its patrol aircraft engaged in a routine flight over the disputed South China ...

Senator Rodante Marcoleta and Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson clashed on Tuesday over contrasting views on ...

Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday questioned whether the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is teaching what he described as a “distorted” ...

Filipino leaders from Kalayaan and Chinese embassy officials in Manila have clashed over entry bans for personnel on either side.

Ex-Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio accepts Sen. Rodante Marcoleta’s challenge to publicly debate the Kalayaan dispute.

MANILA, Philippines — It’s exactly 10 years since the Philippines’ landmark unanimous 2016 win against China over the West ...

China's military activities and deployments in the South China Sea are often framed as part of its growing power projection capability, potentially a launch pad for its ambitions in the wider ...

UNCLOS and the 2016 arbitration ruling clarify that artificial islands and certain maritime features cannot generate exclusive economic zones, but enforcement mechanisms are lacking. The ...