Manila is banking on modern ships and global alliances to challenge China’s increasing presence in the contentious waters.

The talks are likely to focus on Manila's push for a South China Sea code with 'teeth' as this year's Asean chair, analysts ...

The U.S. Marine Corps temporarily deployed a unit of drones to support Philippine maritime security efforts in the South China Sea where tensions are high between Manila and Beijing, USNI News has ...

Across the strategic waterway of the South China Sea, claimant countries are increasingly relying on long-endurance aerial drones to carry out continuous patrols - overcoming the geographic and ...

A member of the Philippine Navy uses binoculars during a maritime patrol at the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday June 4, 2025. (Joeal Calupitan/AP) The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a unit ...

MANILA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Philippines is hoping a code of conduct for the South China Sea can be completed when it is chair of the ASEAN bloc next year, with a consensus emerging between ...

China has upgraded surveillance and electronic warfare systems across several occupied reefs in the disputed South China Sea as it seeks to strengthen its defenses and expand intelligence capabilities ...