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Saturday, January 25, 2025
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is pictured on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Defense

Philippines Suspends South China Sea Survey After China’s ‘Harassment’

MANILA, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its

January 25, 2025
Total Views: 8011

Sunday, January 19, 2025
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 28, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) participate in a photo exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matt Brown/Released)
Defense

Philippines, U.S. Hold Joint Maritime Exercises In South China Sea

MANILA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The Philippines and the United States carried out joint maritime exercises for a fifth time in the South China Sea,

January 19, 2025
Total Views: 4321

Sunday, January 12, 2025
U.S. cutter arrives at Manila port for joint coast guard drills
Defense

Japan, Philippines, U.S. Vow To Deepen Cooperation, Manila Says

MANILA, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further strengthen their ties under a trilateral arrangement in

January 12, 2025
Total Views: 2396

Chinese coast guard ship in Second Thomas Shoal.Handout via REUTERS
Defense

China’s ‘Monster’ Ship Back In Disputed Waters, Philippines Says

By Manolo Serapio Jr. Jan 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines said a huge Chinese coast guard ship widely known as the “Monster” has returned

January 12, 2025
Total Views: 6237

Friday, December 13, 2024
Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) conducts a Maritime Cooperative Activity with Philippine Navy’s Gregorio del Pilar-class patrol ship, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS 16), in the South China Sea, July 31, 2024.
Defense

China Says Philippines Has ‘Provoked Trouble’ in South China Sea With U.S. Backing

China accused the Philippines on Friday of having "provoked trouble" in the South China Sea with U.S. backing, a week after Beijing and Manila traded

December 13, 2024
Total Views: 11259

Sunday, December 8, 2024
Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
Defense

Rift Deepens Between The Philippines, China Over South China Sea

MANILA, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back

December 8, 2024
Total Views: 2491

Thursday, December 5, 2024
China Coast Guard allegedly uses a water cannon against the Philippine Coast Guard vessels, which were escorting a resupply mission for the Philippine troops stationed at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on August 5, 2023, in this handout photo released on August 6, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Incidents

Philippines Files Protest Against China After Sea Incidents

The Philippines filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing on Thursday, a government official said, following fresh encounters between Chinese and Philippine

December 5, 2024
Total Views: 1113

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
China CG cutter firing water at a Philippine resupply boat
Incidents

Philippines, China Trade Accusations On New South China Sea Confrontation

China and the Philippines gave conflicting versions on Wednesday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest row in

December 4, 2024
Total Views: 555

Saturday, November 30, 2024
A China Coast Guard ship is seen from a Philippine fishing boat at the disputed Scarborough Shoal April 6, 2017. Picture taken April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
Defense

China Coast Guard Says It Conducted Patrols Around Scarborough Shoal In South China Sea

BEIJING, Nov 30 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said it had conducted patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday

November 30, 2024
Total Views: 8300

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Melania Trump and President Trump on stage in from of American Flags
Defense

Philippines Confident Trump Will Restore South China Sea Security

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines expects U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific and support for its treaty ally amid South China Sea tensions to

November 7, 2024
Total Views: 1909

Monday, October 28, 2024
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mitchell Parcell, a V-22 tiltrotor crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Montana, observes the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Luzon Strait Oct. 8, 2024.
Defense

Philippines Banks on U.S. Backing in South China Sea—No Matter Who Wins in November

MANILA, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The Philippines is confident in the continuity of U.S. policies in the Asia-Pacific region after the U.S. presidential

October 28, 2024
Total Views: 745

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea
News

Philippines Says Chinese ‘Maritime Militia’ Boat Sideswiped Fisheries Vessel

MANILA, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Philippines‘ Bureau of Fisheries said a “Chinese maritime militia” boat deliberately sideswiped one

October 15, 2024
Total Views: 1057

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Navy

28 Chinese Cutters and Warships Surge Into Philippine Waters – Water Cannons Blast Fisheries Vessels

The Scarborough Shoal, a long-disputed maritime flashpoint in the South China Sea – where over 190 Chinese vessels, including 28 cutters and PLAN

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 12768

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
China CG ship
Shipping

Philippines, China Trade Blame in Latest South China Sea Spat

BEIJING/MANILA, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The Philippines accused China’s coast guard on Tuesday of firing water cannon at government ships taking

October 8, 2024
Total Views: 2404

Sunday, September 29, 2024
US Sec State Tony Blinken shacking hands with China Diplomat
Navy

China Intensifies Naval Drills Following High-Level Talks With Blinken

By Joe Cash (Reuters) – Chinese air and naval forces are conducting maneuvers in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the military said on

September 29, 2024
Total Views: 1010

Saturday, September 28, 2024
U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy team up in the South China Sea. Picture taken April 18, 2020. Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

Five Allied Navies Drill Amid China’s Massive Military Exercise

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The armed forces of five countries conducted joint maritime exercises in a portion of the South

September 28, 2024
Total Views: 1253

Thursday, September 26, 2024
China CG ship
Navy

China Surges Into West Philippine Sea with Massive 251-Ship Armada

West Philippine Sea – by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a striking demonstration of maritime dominance, the Philippine Navy reported an unprecedented sighting

September 26, 2024
Total Views: 9708

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
A Philippine supply boat sails near a Chinese Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed at a grounded warship in the South China Sea, October 4, 2023. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
Shipping

WATCH: ‘The Most Dangerous Conflict No One is Talking About’

In this gripping 60 Minutes segment, tensions in the South China Sea reach a boiling point as China and the Philippines clash over territorial claims. The

September 17, 2024
Total Views: 3064

QUICKSINK exercise in the Gulf of Mexico in 2022. Courtesy Air Force Research Laboratory
Defense

US Strategy for Anti-Ship Weapons to Counter China: Plentiful, Mobile, Deadly

SINGAPORE, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The United States is amassing an arsenal of abundant and easily made anti-ship weapons as part of

September 17, 2024
Total Views: 3022

Monday, September 16, 2024
China CG cutter firing water at a Philippine resupply boat
Shipping

Philippines to Continue to Send Vessels to Contested South China Sea Shoal

MANILA, Sept 16 (Reuters) – The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China

September 16, 2024
Total Views: 1025
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