Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is delivering his state of the nation speech while confronting diverse crises ...

British and Australian officials blasted China over a range of grievances, from Hong Kong to the South China Sea.

China and Britain clash after UK warship patrols disputed waters - Beijing asserts that the narrow waterway, which separates mainland China from Taiwan, constitutes Chinese waters ...

Under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office in mid-2022, the Philippines has intensified a campaign to expose China’s increasingly assertive actions by capturing them in video and ...

Under a 2014 deal, called the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA, the U.S. military has access to Philippine ...

Both former President Joe Biden and his successor, Donald Trump, have condemned China’s growing aggression in the contested waters, including its coast guard’s use of powerful water cannons ...

One of the farthest islands in the disputed waters from the nearest Philippine province of Palawan, West York is a difficult and risky post, where Filipino forces see nothing beyond the small ...

Philippine marines stand guard at West York Island, locally called Likas island, on one of the Philippine occupied islands in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday June 5, 2025.

The 18.6-hectare (46-acre) droplet-shaped island, called Likas by Filipinos, could easily become an eco-tourism draw in tropical Asia with its powdery white-sand beaches, turquoise waters and ...

Philippine marines stand guard at West York Island, locally called Likas island, on one of the Philippine occupied islands in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday June 5, 2025.