Manila relying on 'transparency initiative' to offset Beijing's moves in South China Sea
Crew members assigned to the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan say they knew their mission would involve facing off ...
Hegseth Talks South China Sea ‘Deterrence’ With Philippines
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to a mutual defense treaty with the ...
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China calls on Manila to halt missile deployment in South China Sea
China on Wednesday called on Manila to change its wrongdoings of deploying the Typhon missile system on its soil and make a ...
Philippines, U.S. hold joint air patrol over South China Sea, angering China
The air forces of the Philippines and the United States held joint patrols over the South China Sea on Tuesday, a move that angered China, which also conducted a "routine patrol" over a disputed shoal ...
Canada and Philippines are in final negotiations for joint exercises in the South China Sea
Canada and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that would allow their forces to hold ...
PLA holds combat readiness patrols around hotly disputed South China Sea shoal
The Chinese military carried out combat readiness patrols in waters and airspace surrounding a hotly disputed Sea shoal on ...
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Philippines and US stage joint air patrol, exercise over South China Sea
American and Philippine warplanes flew together in a coordinated patrol and drill above the South China Sea, in the allies’ ...
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Trump, Ishiba hit China’s ‘provacative’ South China Sea actions
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday (Manila time) condemned China ...
US, Philippine fighter jets patrol disputed South China Sea shoal
The joint patrol on Tuesday over the Scarborough Shoal was the first by the longtime treaty allies since President Donald ...
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Will closer Philippine-South Korea military ties make China ‘insecure’?
Manila is ramping up its modernisation efforts within its military, especially the air force, amid increasing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.
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Philippines assured by Hegseth of US’ ‘ironclad’ pledge to mutual defence treaty
Manila’s term for the part of the South China Sea that it considers its maritime territory. While Teodoro did not explicitly mention China, his call for deterrence against “coercive and ...