South China Sea

The president of polling firm Social Weather Stations (SWS) wants the South China Sea renamed as the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Sea due to its location and the Philippines’ 2016 arbitral win.

MANILA – Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Thursday commended President Rodrigo Duterte for raising before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the country’s arbitral victory over disputed islets and other sea features in…

Former Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario should not dictate President Rodrigo Duterte’s stance on the South China Sea, Malacañang said Thursday.

President Duterte has reaped praises for his strong position on the South China Sea in his first-ever United Nations address. Broadcast journalist Karen Davila watched the President's historic speech and lauded him for raising the…

Muntinlupa City Representative Ruffy Biazon is thankful for President Duterte's strong declaration of the country's ownership of the West Philippine Sea before the United Nations. The President recently made history when he asserted the…

Not everyone is blown away by President Duterte's historic statement on the South China Sea dispute before the United Nations. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is doubtful about the President's decision to invoke the country's…

Malacañang on Wednesday thanked retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for commending President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion of the Philippines’ arbitral win against China before the United Nations (UN) General…

Did China hear President Rodrigo Duterte's affirmation of the Philippines' arbitral victory over China in the West Philippine Sea before the United Nations?

Amid geopolitical tensions, President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called on the United Nations (UN) and its member states to make peace, saying that war benefits no one really.

Malacañang on Friday thanked France, Germany, and the United Kingdom for rejecting China's claim to the South China Sea (SCS).

MANILA – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom submitted a note verbale to the United Nations, asserting the 2016 arbitral award which opposed China's vast "historical claims" in the resource-rich South China Sea.

MANILA -- The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday cited an unnamed country for what it described as "interference" in the South China Sea (SCS) dispute and the ongoing negotiation for the Code of Conduct (COC) in the region.

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte underscored the importance of international law in resolving disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) during his meeting with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister, Gen. Wei Fenghe, in…

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday urged China to cooperate with the Philippines in maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea (SCS).

The Philippines and China have committed to maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea (SCS).

Washington's top diplomat urged Southeast Asia on Thursday to cut ties with Chinese companies helping build islands in the South China Sea, weeks after the US blacklisted two dozen firms working in the disputed waters.

China accused the US of becoming "the biggest driver of militarization" in the contested South China Sea, as tensions between Washington and Beijing look set to swamp a regional Asian summit.

US-China rivalry is set to dominate discussions as the foreign ministers of 10 Southeast Asian countries begin an online summit Wednesday, with Washington's top diplomat ready to take aim at Beijing's "bullying" in the South China Sea.

President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his desire to visit the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

MANILA -- The Philippines could lose the gains it achieved in the Arbitral ruling on the South China Sea should it push raising the issue before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this September 2020, Foreign Affairs Secretary…

An American warship sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the US Navy has said, challenging Beijing's claims on the resource-rich waterway and prompting a warning from the Chinese military.