China’s Coast Guard personnel, who Philippine military officials said were carrying knives and spears, looted firearms and “deliberately punctured” Philippine boats involved in the mission. “We were ...

The head of the Philippine armed forces has demanded that China return firearms and other equipment seized by the China Coast Guard (CCG) during a violent confrontation at a disputed shoal in the ...

MANILA — Chinese forces seized two Philippine rubber boats that were delivering food and other supplies to a military outpost in a disputed South China Sea shoal in a tense confrontation in which some ...

Japanese troops launched a fiery volley of two Type 88 anti-ship missiles against a decommissioned ship in a landmark drill during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines.

Chinese cutters CCG-3105 and CCG-5303 deploy water cannons on BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) near Scarborough Shoal on April 30, 2024. Philippine Coast Guard Photo Three China Coast Guard cutters rammed and ...

Japan and the Philippines have agreed to advance discussions on the transfer of ex-Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Abukuma-class destroyers to ...

Japan's Self-Defense Forces fired a Type 88 anti-ship missile during joint exercises with the US, Australia, and the ...