On Monday, a Chinese navy destroyer and a Chinese coast guard ship accidentally collided while trying to block and drive away a smaller Philippine coast guard ship, the BRP Suluan, about 10.5 nautical ...

The number of Chinese ships at the shoal has been growing since last year. “Swarming” is one of China’s “gray zone” tactics — ...

The Philippines is not intimidated by China’s use of military force and sees no need to utilize its own military assets to ...

The United States’ conduct of freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) near the Bajo de Masinloc has helped support Manila ...

National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday there is no need for the Philippine military to step in despite ...

The U.S. deployed two warships Wednesday to a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. deployed two warships Wednesday in a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ...

The Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Suluan (MRRV-4406) pictured during patrol operations. On August 11, 2025, the vessel was on ...

The Philippine Navy on Tuesday said it is verifying reports of alleged Chinese fatalities from Monday’s collision between a ...

The Philippine military has blamed China for a collision between two Chinese navy and coast guard ships in disputed waters ...

It’s hard to call the collision of two multi-thousand-ton military ships “fortunate,” but that’s exactly what analysts are ...