Photograph by HelloRF ZCool, Shutterstock 15 min read Located in the Pacific Ocean near the equator, the Republic of ... which was named as the national bird of the Philippines.

Yet today, as the Philippines faces daily threats from the People’s Republic of China (PRC ... in a campaign of armed aggression against a sovereign state, one that happens to be a treaty ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief on Monday called China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea as “the biggest fiction and lie” that no Southeast Asian country ...

MANILA, March 10 (Reuters) - China should recognise that the Philippines is an independent and sovereign state whose actions and decisions are driven entirely by national interest and not at the ...

The DFA stressed that the Philippines is an independent and sovereign state whose "decisions are driven entirely by national interest and the interests and well-being of the Filipino people." ...

The law providing for the establishment of archipelagic sea lanes in the Philippine archipelagic waters (Republic Act 12065) reaffirms domestic sovereignty and sovereign rights over these waters ...

MANILA - China should recognise that the Philippines is an independent and sovereign state whose actions and decisions are driven entirely by national interest and not at the direction of other ...

Philippines Says Acts in National Interest in South China Sea MANILA (Reuters) -China should recognise that the Philippines is an independent and sovereign state whose actions and decisions are ...