Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. pointed to China as the one escalating maritime tension in the South China Sea, ...

A scientific survey by Philippine fisheries in the South China Sea was halted after Chinese coast guard ships and a naval helicopter intervened. The incident, near Sandy Cay, highlights ongoing ...

The Philippine coast guard says Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine ...

The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries ...

China's coast guard said the Philippines on Friday sent a civilian vessel to deliver provisions to its warship "illegally ...

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 ...

China has accused the Philippines of repeated encroachment in its waters. China claims most of the South China Sea, a key conduit for $3 trillion of annual ship-borne trade, as its own territory, with ...

The Philippines has accused a giant Chinese coast ... economic zone as Beijing ramps up activities in the disputed South China Sea. Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Jay Tarriela said in a post ...

Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. The risk of conflict in ...

Beijing's claims over the South China Sea overlap with those of neighboring countries, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Taiwan. Pushback from the U.S. ally under ...

He added that the Philippines’ authorities will not act provocatively unless instigated. Tensions between Beijing and Manila have intensified in recent months over the South China Sea ...