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US, EU concerned by China's 'problematic actions' at South China Sea

David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 07:26 AM

A US official briefing ahead of the talks said Washington and Brussels have an "increasingly convergent" view of China's "concerning behavior." Read more »

More Senate bets want PH to stand up vs China in WPS

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 02:47 AM

The Philippines must continue to pursue its claims and assert its sovereignty in its exclusive economic zone, some Senate aspirants said Thursday. Read more »

How would Trillanes act in Duterte’s presence at Senate?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 01:16 AM

How does Antonio 'Sonny' Trillanes IV see himself sharing the Senate floor with President Duterte should they win in next year's elections? Read more »

China protests Indonesian drilling, military exercises

Tom Allard, Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 06:10 PM

The unprecedented demand, which has not previously been reported, elevated tensions over natural resources between the two countries. Read more »

US caps year of drills to deter China with 10-day military exercise

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 09:58 PM

The ANNUALEX drill included 35 warships and dozens of aircraft in the Philippine Sea off Japan's southern coast. Read more »

Pag-asa Island in West PH Sea to get first high school

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 08:49 PM

Students in Pag-asa Island may soon no longer have to travel to the Palawan mainland to pursue high school education. Read more »

AFP fixing Filipino troops' shelter in BRP Sierra Madre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:32 PM

The Philippine military on Monday said it is addressing the living conditions of troops in a Navy ship on Ayungin Shoal. Read more »

House OKs bill defining PH maritime zones on 2nd reading

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:14 PM

The bill seeks to proclaim the maritime entitlements of the country under the UNCLOS, of which the Philippines is a signatory. Read more »

PH marine scientists experience intimidation from China

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 07:04 PM

Filipino scientists conducting research at the West Philippine Sea also experience intimidation from China, a marine scientist bared Sunday. Read more »

China gustong 'gutumin' ang mga Pinoy sa Ayungin shoal: eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 07:58 PM

Umaalma na rin ang mga siyentipiko na hirap magsaliksik sa West Philippine Sea dahil sa mga nakaharang na barko ng China. Read more »

China envoy: Differences normal for 'close neighbors'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 05:50 PM

The Chinese ambassador to Manila on Friday expressed confidence that the relationship between China and the Philippines could withstand differences Read more »

Australia: China's 'alarming' actions at odds with peaceful rhetoric

Colin Packham and Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 02:50 PM

China's "alarming" actions do not match its rhetoric about promoting peace and prosperity in the region, Australia's defence minister said on Friday after a Chinese navy ship was tracked sailing through the country's exclusive economic zone. Read more »

Japan, Vietnam vow to promote free, open Indo-Pacific

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 25 08:26 PM

Japan and Vietnam have been respectively engaged in territorial disputes with China in the East and South China seas. Read more »

PH to China: We won't be stopped from exercising rights in WPS

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:23 PM

The Philippines will not be stopped from exercising its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Read more »

‘Chinese attack on BRP Sierra Madre will trigger PH-US MDT’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 07:31 PM

An attack by China on the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal will trigger the PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty, the country's former top diplomat said. Read more »

Pilipinas walang balak umalis sa Ayungin shoal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 06:56 PM

Hindi pa rin natatapos ang tensiyon sa pagitan ng China at Pilipinas dahil sa isyu sa Ayungin shoal sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Lorenzana bumuwelta sa pagpapaalis sa barko ng Pinas sa Ayungin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 02:16 PM

Bumuwelta si Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana matapos ihayag ng China na dapat nang alisin sa Ayungin Shoal ang barko ng Pilipinas doon. Read more »

China is a trespasser at Ayungin Shoal: DND chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 08:27 PM

China is a trespasser at the Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea as the Philippines' claim over the area is affirmed by the UNCLOS and the 2016 arbitral award, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Read more »

China tells PH to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 11:16 PM

China reiterated its demand to the Philippines to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Pilipinas pumalag sa 'harassment' ng China sa Ayungin Shoal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 08:35 PM

Hindi pa tapos ang tensyon sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at China, na nag-ugat sa isang insidente ng marahas na pagtaboy sa mga Pilipino sa Ayungin shoal. Read more »