West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

13, 2025. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP) Members of the National Task force West Philippine Sea, Roy Trinidad, from left, Philippine Navy spokesperson, Jonathan Malaya, assistant director general of ...

A Philippine security official says China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on the table” for Manila’s ...

The Philippines’ vow to maintain its strategy of openly challenging Chinese activities in the South China Sea while avoiding direct conflict has sparked calls for stronger measures, with a ...

A Philippine security official said Tuesday that China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing South China Sea aggression. Here, a Chinese coast guard ship patrols the Philippines' Exclusive ...

MANILA--The United States deployed a reconnaissance aircraft while Japan and the Philippines sent navy ships in a joint patrol in the disputed South China Sea on Friday, two days after the allied ...

Philippines — A Philippine security official said Tuesday that China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on ...

Several warships of the Philippine Navy conducted exercises Friday during a sovereignty patrol in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid the continuing presence of China's so-called monster ship off the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the aggression from Chinese forces, Philippine authorities remained firm in defending the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea this year.

Tensions continued in the West Philippine Sea in 2024 as China maintained its claims over the South China Sea despite the 2016 ruling of The Hague-based international arbitration tribunal favoring the ...