June 17 clash at Second Thomas Shoal, China’s grey-zone activities among Philippines’ challenges as it sought to boost defence in disputed sea.

The South China Sea remains one of the world most volatile geopolitical hotspots with escalating tensions and territorial disputes involving China and its ne ...

In April 2024, a spokesman for former president Rodrigo Duterte suggested that the Philippines and China had entered into an ...

The South China Sea has become one of the world’s most perilous geopolitical hot spots in recent years, with China stepping ...

China's efforts to put more pressure on the Philippines over a disputed atoll in the Sea could prove an early test for ...

This 2024, the world has been a witness to numerous tensions between claimant-countries, shifting alliances, and calls for a ...

I ndia and the Philippines may be thousands of kilometres apart, but their shared maritime concerns, particularly China’s ...

Hae Kyong Yu PSM, FCPA said Canberra has boosted its bilateral civil-maritime investments to ... including against Philippine vessels at Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal,” she explained.

Maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal said China has been more aggressive and oppressive in 2024 as he recalled the June 17 incident in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where a Filipino soldier lost his ...

Two weeks ago China rammed a Philippine coastguard cutter on another shoal, tearing a gap in its hull. Such confrontations ...