President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pardoned former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who was linked to the drug trade by the Duterte administration. In a Viber message to reporters Monday, Executive ...

s rule. The Philippines is a fulcrum of the geopolitical rivalry between the U.S. and China, with its maritime territory encompassing part of the South China Sea, a strategic and resource-rich ...

Four major developments shaped the security environment in the South China Sea in 2024: (1) increased Chinese coercion ...

A new Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel has replaced BRP Suluan (MRRV-4406) to resume patrol operations against China’s ...

A NATIONAL defense analyst warns Philippine authorities that China would do anything save the use of military might to ...

An expert told Newsweek China is hostile due to frustration at the presence of the U.S. Typhon missile system in the Philippines.

Retired Marine Colonel Ariel Querubin believes civilian agencies such as the Office of the President, Office of the Vice President and Department of Education can be given intelligence funds so long ...

The China Coast Guard monster ship’s frequent anchoring very near Zambales aims to scare, surveil and sabotage.

As China continues to escalate its harassment in the West Philippine Sea, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice ...

A SCREENSHOT of Chinese Coast Guard vessel 3103 (right) with the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Suluan in the South China Sea on Jan. 21 ... particularly the conflict in the West Philippine Sea,” ...

West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are not the same. West Philippine Sea refers to waters inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which, by international law, are waters up to 200 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines did not wield bolos, knives, and spears to defend its rights and fight false propaganda in the West Philippine Sea (WPS ... actions of Beijing in the South China ...