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Filipinos fishing on frontline of Chinas battle for disputed sea

Their fishing ground is one of many potential flashpoints for military conflict with China over the South China Sea

Filipino fisherman Mariel Villamonte had spent years plying the turquoise waters of Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea for snapper and grouper -- until a Chinese coast guard vessel water cannoned…

Analysts say Beijing's aim is regional supremacy and control over all activity in the waters -- and it is using its might to bully smaller rivals into submission.

Senator Imee Marcos has disclosed her seven-point plan strengthening the Philippine-United States foreign policy relations during a roundtable forum in Washington D.C. this week and called on American counterparts not to make the Philippines “choose between the US and China.” Sen. Imee Marcos, h

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if the countr

“The United States has had national interests at stake in the South China Sea for as long as the disputes have existed.”

Recent general elections in The Philippines appear to signal the island nation’s continued but gradual move out from under US subordination and its rise with the rest of Asia as China emerges as both a regional and global superpower.With Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

The US Coast Guard will have a training team in the region to strengthen maritime law enforcement agencies. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Concrete outcomes may be few, especially on the economic front.