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The Philippines has carried out substantial reinforcements on a grounded World War II-era ship in the contested South China Sea, enough to make the outpost at the centre of tensions with Beijing last at least another decade, according to four people familiar with the matter.
MANILA – Marking a first, the Philippines hosted “two-plus-two” talks between American and Filipino defense and diplomatic chiefs.
Observers point to encouraging initiatives relating to cyberspace, artificial intelligence and maritime security that also emerged from the talks, particularly a maritime legal dialogue to build expertise on international law.
MANILA (Reuters) -- The Philippines is allocating 256.1 billion pesos ($4.38 billion) for defense spending in 2025, the budget ministry said on Monday, up 6.4% from this year's budget as the country seeks to modernize and boost its external defenses.
MANILA — The Philippines' Foreign Ministry on July 28 accused China of "mischaracterising" an arrangement between them that allowed the unimpeded resupply of Filipino troops stationed on a beached naval vessel in the South China Sea.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beijing’s forces in the South China Sea and no confrontations were reported, Philippine officials said.
At the recent 37th Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur, differences between Southeast Asian nations on the South China Sea issue played out across panels, speeches and off-the-cuff comments, even as delegates discussed regional cooperation opportunities and ASEAN centrality in an environment of worsening great power tensions.