Adm. Stephen Koehler, who oversees the largest naval fleet command in the world, gave assurances Friday in a Manila forum of ...

Adm. Stephen Koehler gave assurances of U.S. commitment to help defend freedom of passage and the rule of law in the ...

The Chinese military vowed to safeguard the country's national sovereignty and security in the South China Sea.

The nine-dash line is not the basis for China’s claim of sovereignty over South China Sea islands and reefs. China had claimed this archipelago as theirs centuries ago, and in the modern era in its ...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro described as “worrisome” China’s continued rejection of the 2016 Arbitral Award, ...

Japan is set to export six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines in a landmark move aimed at countering China’s ...

The Philippines is extending a cautious hand to China for cooperation in "non-sensitive areas," even as it vows to uphold the ...

The Philippines will continue to challenge “illegal and coercive acts” in its maritime domain, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said Saturday, stressing that the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ...

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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported a significant decrease in the number of Chinese maritime militia vessels in the ...