OPINION: The United States has no stronger or more loyal ally in the Indo-Pacific than t. Bound by a century-old alliance, ...

Despite increased Chinese military presence in the South China Sea, Southeast Asian nations remain undeterred in asserting ...

The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a U.S. navy base into a ...

That is at the core of most territorial disputes and we should not look for a more logical military or commercial rationale ... Vanguard Bank, Scarborough Shoal, Second Thomas Shoal, and Thitu Island.

BRP SIERRA MADRE, a marooned transport ship which Philippine Marines live in as a military outpost, sits on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. — ...

to upholding the Philippines’ sovereignty and sovereign rights,' says the military “The Armed ... “illegally grounded” warship at Second Thomas Shoal on Tuesday. Routine missions to ...

of which 19 PLA [People’s Liberation Army]Navy and CCG [China Coast Guard]vessels were in Ayungin or Second Thomas Shoal, Sabina or Escoda [Shoal] and Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal ...

his 1989 batch mate at the Philippine Military Academy, were on board a vessel on a resupply mission to the outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal. During the trip, the vessel collided with a Chinese ...