(BGF) -  In a news conference, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told that the Philippines submitted documents, consist of nearly 4,000 pages of analysis and documentary evidence, to the tribunal in The Hague against China's territorial claims in the South China...

(BGF) - China's new law that requires foreign fishermen to seek Beijing's approval to operate in disputed waters of the South China Sea, increased tensions with Vietnam and the Philippines. The U.S. has also criticized China's move, calling it "provocative and...

(BGF) - China defended its new fishing rules in Hainan province by saying that it is "totally normal", and that it is in accordance to the national law to "regulate conservation, management and utilization of maritime biological resources", the Voice of America...

(BGF) - In a commentary issued by Chinese People's Daily, it accused the Philippines of making the Association of Southeast Asian Nations an “accomplice” in the “violation” of China’s “sovereignty” over some islets and shoals in the West Philippine Sea; “illegal...

(BGF) - The Philippine Star reported on May 22 that the Philippines called on China to respect the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the Philippines over its continental shelf, including the waters around the Ayungin shoal after detecting Chinese fishing vessels...

(BGF) - The Philippines' Deputy Director-General of the National Security Council Secretariat said about 18 Chinese maritime surveillance ships operating in the Philippines area, which raises the need to pour more resources into the budget for defense spending, as...