The United States has deployed a coast guard ship to the South China Sea, where China claims sovereignty over most of the ...

West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are not the same. West Philippine Sea refers to waters inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which, by international law, are waters up to 200 ...

China Coast Guard cutter 5102 and seven maritime militia vessels were near the sandbars during the operation. A National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea statement claimed that the mission ...

A California-based Coast Guard cutter has completed a three-day port call on Palawan, the Philippines, not far from the scene ...

according to a statement and photos from its National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines’ operation was a response to China’s coast guard seizing the sandbank earlier this ...

Beijing and Manila have blamed each other for causing what they describe as the ecological degradation of several disputed landforms in the West Philippine Sea. READ: Chinese ships spotted near US, PH ...

THE CHINESE coastguard has seized control of a reef near a Philippine military base, threatening to inflame tensions in the disputed region. Four Chinese coastguard officials dressed in black were ...

The National Maritime Council (NMC) on Wednesday said the Philippine government will make sure that the second international case against China in connection with the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will be ...

hold the Philippine flag as they visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025. (National Task Force West Philippine Sea via AP) ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) repelled a Chinese research vessel (CRV) found within the Philippines' exclusive economic ...

sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea,” the statement said. The White House said reports of China seizing the reef were “deeply concerning if true”. James Hewitt ...