West Philippine Sea (Filipino: Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas; abbreviated as WPS) is the official designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone. The term is also sometimes incorrectly used to refer to the entire South China Sea.
CHINA urged the United States to stop supporting the Philippines' "infringement" in the South China Sea (SCS) as it warned Manila that it would "not turn a blind eye" to its repeated provocations in the region.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian said the US should "stop...
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 24) — The China Coast Guard (CCG) has installed a 300-meter-long floating barrier in the southeast portion of Scarborough Shoal, preventing Philippine fishing boats from entering the area, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday.
Personnel of the...
China on Thursday told the Philippines to stop making "political drama" after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) raised the idea of filing a complaint against Beijing over the destruction of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea.
Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry...
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed that the Rozul Reef — an area within West Philippine Sea where Chinese vessels were seen swarming — has been completely stripped off of its naturally occurring corals.
AFP Western Command commander Vice Admiral Alberto...
FEELING CLOSE. Narito ang bagong mapa ng China na umaangkin sa buong West Philippine Sea. Dating nine-dash line ang mapa at tila lumawak pa ang pang-aangkin ng teritoryo ng Beijing sa pagdagdag nila ng linya.
Naghain na ng protesta ang Pilipinas kaugnay nito. Ipinawalang-bisa na ng Permanent...
MANILA, Philippines — With two past presidents having already issued categorical denials, former president Rodrigo Duterte is “the only one left that may have made the promise to China” to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro said yesterday...
MANILA (UPDATED) — A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official on Thursday slammed Filipinos defending China amid fresh tensions between Manila and Beijing over a confrontation in the West Philippine Sea last weekend, calling them "unpatriotic" and "traitors."
"If you are a Filipino, whether in...
The China Coast Guard (CCG) allegedly deployed water cannons against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels on Saturday as they were en route to Ayungin Shoal for a resupply mission at the BRP Sierra Madre.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chartered the indigenous boats in question to...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel blocked and fired water cannons on Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels on the way to Ayungin Shoal for a resupply mission, the PCG said in a statement on Sunday.
The incident happened on Saturday as PCG vessels were escorting indigenous boats chartered by the...
According to General Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), holding joint military drills with China or even Vietnam is not out of the question because they could be seen as diplomatic gestures intended to avoid war with the nation's neighbors or any...