South China Sea

US, Philippine troops shoot down drones in joint defence drills

U.S. soldiers and Philippine soldiers destroyed drones using Stinger missiles in live-fire drills Sunday. The exercises were part of an annual joint military exercise that took place during a time when tensions between Beijing and the Philippines over the South China Sea are simmering. More than 14,000 Filipino and U.S. troops are participating in this year's Balikatan, or "shoulder-to-shoulder", exercises, which run until May 9, focusing on a "full battle test" between the two defence treaty allies in response to regional security concerns. China has condemned the drills for being provocative. The drills took place in Zambales, a province located

Climate Change

Lammy, UK's Lammy, says that Britain and the Philippines are committed to rules-based orders

United States, Japanese, Philippine leaders discussed China's behavior in South China Sea, White Home says

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday met essentially with his equivalents from Japan and the Philippines to advance cooperation amongst the three countries, the White Home stated. The 3 leaders discussed trilateral maritime security and economic cooperation, and China's unsafe and unlawful habits in the South China Sea, it said in a statement. The three leaders agreed on the significance of continued coordination to advance a complimentary and open Indo-Pacific. Biden spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. late on Sunday, a week before Biden leaves office and hands power to President-elect Donald Trump

Environment

China-U.S. talks on crucial problems under danger as brand-new Trump period looms

Philippines, South Korea enhance defence cooperation, upgrades ties to tactical partnership

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr settled on Monday to boost defence cooperation as their nations raised ties to a strategic collaboration in the middle of growing security obstacles in the area. The 2 leaders talked about a series of problems including tensions in the South China Sea and on the Korean peninsula throughout talks at the Philippine governmental palace where they also signed arrangements on coastguard cooperation and nuclear energy. President Marcos and I opened a brand-new chapter of our collaboration by raising our relationship to a tactical partnership, said Yoon, who is

Pollution

China says no clinical, factual basis for Philippines' damage claims at Sabina Shoal

China launched on Friday its initially survey report of the South China Sea's contested Sabina Shoal, stating there was no clinical or factual basis for reef damage claims made by the Philippines. In the report by the natural deposit ministry carried out from May to July, it discovered that crucial environment index values in the reef area were within the suitable development variety of the coral reef system. When it comes to the claim created by the Philippines that China's. synthetic accumulation of coral particles at Xianbin Reef has. triggered a great deal of coral bleaching and death in the.

Philippines prompts China to enable analysis of challenged South China Sea shoal