Philippines, South China Sea

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 Philippines during a call with his counterpart in Manila in the face of geopolitical tensions in South China Sea.
Canada and Philippines are in final negotiations for joint exercises in the South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Canada and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that would allow their forces to hold larger military drills in the South China Sea, where Ottawa has rejected China’s “provocative and unlawful actions,” the Canadian ambassador to Manila said.
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 Trump took office again.
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’ first joint maneuvers over contested waters since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office, Filipino officials said.
Canada and Philippines are in final negotiations for defense pact to boost joint military exercises
The Canadian ambassador says his country and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a key defense pact that will allow their forces to hold larger military drills
Manila relying on ‘transparency initiative’ to offset Beijing’s moves in South China Sea
As Philippine Coast Guard deals with larger Chinese vessels, recording and publicising aggressive tactics helps in battle ...
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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 aims to boost military with India’s BrahMos systems to stave off China pressure
The Philippines has previously said it is eyeing mid-range missiles and at least 40 fighter jets to boost its defence ...
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Philippine president offers a deal to China: Stop sea aggression and I’ll return missiles to U.S.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offered to remove a U.S. missile system from the Philippines if China halts what he called 'aggressive ...
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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Manila and Beijing Should Crawl out of the Dangerous Pit and not Slither into Conflict in the South China Sea
Philippine-China relations seem to be in a state of despair as the Marcos regime is opening the door for heavier U.S. presence on its islands, especially those nearest to China. By bringing these ...
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US-Japan South China Sea statement ‘attacks and smears China’—Beijing
Beijing on Monday said a joint statement by the United States and Japan that condemned its "provocative activities" in the ...
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Cambodian PM keen to see South China Sea of peace, stability, cooperation, prosperity
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Tuesday expressed his aspiration to see the South China Sea a sea of peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity, the country's ...