The Philippines has the sovereign and inherent right to upgrade its defense capabilities whenever it deems appropriate A ...

Members of the Philippine coastguard ... “It is an escalation and provocative,” Philippines National Security Council spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said at the time, adding that the presence ...

The immediate response of the country's military and intelligence services that resulted in the arrest of five Chinese nationals allegedly involved in espionage highlights the government's commitment ...

China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council with veto power ... the Australian National University's National Security College, warned that the Philippines' bid - though likely to ...

A seat on the UN Security Council would give the Philippines its highest-profile ... global support in his bid to become a non-permanent member, the question remains: can Manila outmanoeuvre ...