The Philippines says it has executed a "special operation" to remove a floating barrier in the South China Sea.

The Philippine coast guard has opened a new monitoring base on a remote island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea as Manila ramps up efforts to counter China’s increasingly ag

The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plan to expand joint patrols with the United States and Australia to counter China's "pure bullying" in the strategic waterway,

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s administration opened a new coast guard outpost station in the South China Sea in a bid to fortify Manila's position in a high-stakes territorial dispute with China.

THITU ISLAND, South China Sea >> The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plans to expand joint patrols with the United States and Australia to counter China’s “pure bullying” in the strategic waterway,