Beijing accused the Philippines of "illegally" intruding into Scarborough Shoal, a reef over 500 miles from Chinese shores.

Fresh from the West Philippine Sea is a documentary film about Filipino fishermen and naval soldiers at the frontlines of the fight for national sovereignty, told through their struggle to get food to ...

On Wednesday, Beijing unilaterally and unexpectedly designated an area for live-fire shooting just 40 nautical miles (74 km) ...

The 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling only confirms that Filipino fishermen possess traditional fishing rights in the waters of Scarborough Shoal. But the ruling does not address the issue ...

While the tribunal said it was “not deciding sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal,” it did find that both China and the Philippines have “traditional fishing rights” at the shoal.

The incident marks the second confrontation this week between Manila and Beijing over disputed South China Sea islands.

Scarborough Shoal, which sits amid rich fishing grounds, has been effectively controlled by China since 2012 despite its location inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, according to ...

Confrontations on the high seas have spiked between Chinese and Philippine coast guards in the last two years at Scarborough, a traditional fishing area, and the Second Thomas Shoal, where a ...