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The Philippines can use the recent environmental degradation on Pag-asa Island in its case build-up for another arbitral case against China, officials said on S

Senators condemned China's provocative actions against the country's civilian vessels near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea on Tu

Two China Coast Guard ships harass Filipino fisherfolk and Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ships during a mission to Rozul Reef

A Philippine military official stated that the joint air patrol with the United States was carried out to protect their territory.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said he was able to secure the commitment of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an early conclusion of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA).  “I think both Prime Minister and I agree, all of this [negotiation should be completed] asap– as soon as possible, yesterday, if not…

A "Christmas convoy" sought to push back against Chinas claim over the Philippines exclusive economic zone.

Can science and technology fast-track growth of the ‘blue economy’? Government experts, academics think so.

SEN. Joseph Victor JV Ejercito raised the need to fund the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) re-fleeting program to protect Filipino fishermen from the Chinese maritime militia loitering in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Strongly backing Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez’s stand, lawmakers on Monday said threats and intimidations against legislators will not achieve the desired effect if the goal is to reconsider the House’s decision to realign some P1.23 billion in confidential funds in the 2024 national budget. House Deputy Majority Leader and Quezon City 3rd District Rep.