West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

MANILA, Philippines — Officials are under orders from President Marcos not to engage in acts or take positions that may escalate tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Philippine National ...

Tensions continued in the West Philippine Sea in 2024 as China maintained its claims over the South China Sea despite the 2016 ruling of The Hague-based international arbitration tribunal favoring the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the aggression from Chinese forces, Philippine authorities remained firm in defending the country’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea this year.