Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro on Monday laid out Manila’s plans to deter Chinese efforts in the ...

China has ramped up confrontations with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The US has largely shied away from getting ...

Geopolitical analysts warned that China could take control of Sabina Shoal, after the Philippines on Sept 15 was forced to withdraw its 97m-long coast guard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua from its ...

This time, it’s for the destruction of marine ecosystems and damage inflicted upon Philippine ships by Chinese vessels. Read ...

China and the Philippines blamed each other for the confrontation on Monday in Sabina Shoal, an uninhabited atoll both countries claim that has become the latest flashpoint in the Spratlys ...

The Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday it had deployed a ship to Sabina Shoal on the Spratly archipelago, where it accused China of building an artificial island, having documented what it ...

Scarborough Shoal, Sandy Cay and Sabina Shoal, refusing to acknowledge any understanding or disputes with China. "China's strong countermeasures (...) have forced the Philippine side to gradually ...

A Chinese Coast Guard spokesperson said Saturday's incident took place off the disputed Sabina Shoal, which has emerged as a new hotspot in the long-running maritime confrontations between the two ...

Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal. The patrol came as Manila held its first joint military drill with the US, Canada and Australia on the same day, after a first joint exercise between the ...

The confrontations at Scarborough and Sabina shoals indicate that Beijing ... The incident comes a week after a similar encounter near the shoal, which lies 140 kilometers off the coast of the ...

The withdrawal of the PCG's flagship has prompted some to claim that Beijing has forced Manila to back down at Sabina Shoal. The incident comes a week after a similar encounter near the shoal ...