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.
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.
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.
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
Crew members assigned to the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan say they knew their mission would involve facing off ...
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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 ...
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China is pushing the Philippines `to the wall’ with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says
MANILA--A Philippine security official said Tuesday that China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on the tab ...
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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 ...
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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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US think-tank: China, Vietnam biggest destroyers of South China Sea reef
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said that dredging and landfills had caused “irreparable damage” to the marine habitat.
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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 ...
No Chinese would accept China not responding legitimately to Manila’s provocation: Chinese FM on Marcos’ remarks
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) report indicates a growing global recognition of a multipolar world. China views ...