Realities of a ‘new frontier’ of conflict and changing battlefields have forced the Philippines to retool its defence ...

The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills this week, which would include a drill involving seizing an island ...

ARMED forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance, the Philippine military ...

MANILA: The Philippines said on Thursday (Nov 7) its coast guard will acquire 40 fast patrol craft from France, with plans to deploy some of them in disputed areas of the South China Sea. The deal is ...

China claims the South China Sea almost in its entirety, including waters that are within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. “A decision by a democratically elected government to devote its ...

Supported by gunboats and a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Philippine Navy SEALs and Marines approached a South China Sea ...

NATIONAL Security Adviser Eduardo Año underscored the Philippines' commitment to uphold a rules-based maritime order in one ...

Filipino troops conducted a military exercise in the South China Sea on Wednesday, November 6, simulating a scenario in which they retook control of a feature in the Spratlys Islands. Chinese vessels ...

Manila's intention behind such a demand is to give the world the impression that China is bullying the Philippines. But the fact is that the Philippine Navy has taken repeated provocative actions in ...

It's the 13th storm to batter the South-east Asian archipelago this year, and comes just weeks after powerful storms in the Philippines left more than 150 people dead.

Leaders in the Asia-Pacific have reacted to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election. Indian Prime Minister ...