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China has confirmed the deaths of two coast guard sailors nearly a year after they were killed in a collision involving Chinese vessels during a confrontation with a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea.

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Despite series of tensions at sea, Filipinos’ distrust of China eases.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-07 17:06:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/02/16/7_2026-02-16_22-34-32558_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2547644 [Title] => Teodoro: Pro-China tag rests on refusal to recognize West Philippines Sea [Summary] =>

Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro said individuals who refuse to recognize the Aquino-era order naming the West Philippine Sea meet the defense department's standard for being pro-China.

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Beijing staged military and coast guard exercises after recent clashes.

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In August 2023, Proceedings published an article I wrote entitled "Maritime COIN Is a Team Sport."

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Lithuania is looking to bring maritime security technologies emerging from the war in Ukraine to the Philippine Coast Guard, Foreign Minister K?stutis Budrys said, part of a widening security partnership between the two countries.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-30 08:36:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/29/lithuanianfm-leadphoto-1_2026-07-29_22-50-21265_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2545664 [Title] => PH makes case for West Philippine Sea extended continental shelf claim at UN [Summary] =>

The Philippines' 15-year effort to claim seabed rights outside its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea came before a United Nations body this week, in a bid that could add thousands of square kilometers of seafloor area under Manila's resource jurisdiction.

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Here, we break down Marcos' 2026 SONA into easily digestible topics from A to Z.

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President Marcos slammed yesterday what he called threats to Filipinos’ dignity and self-respect by “detractors,” even as he vowed to continue upholding the final and binding 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804761 [AuthorName] => Helen Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/27/5_2026-07-27_23-31-44775_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2545130 [Title] => 'We do not yield': Marcos vows to uphold 2016 arbitral ruling in SONA [Summary] =>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 27, vowed that the Philippines would continue to uphold the 2016 arbitral award, saying the government would use every peaceful and legal means available to defend the country's rights in the West Philippine Sea.

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China has confirmed the deaths of two coast guard sailors nearly a year after they were killed in a collision involving Chinese vessels during a confrontation with a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea.

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Despite series of tensions at sea, Filipinos’ distrust of China eases.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-07 17:06:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/02/16/7_2026-02-16_22-34-32558_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2547644 [Title] => Teodoro: Pro-China tag rests on refusal to recognize West Philippines Sea [Summary] =>

Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro said individuals who refuse to recognize the Aquino-era order naming the West Philippine Sea meet the defense department's standard for being pro-China.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-07 10:17:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/07/gibo-teodoro-sara-duterte_2026-08-07_10-15-10139_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2546476 [Title] => China says it held drills near Scarborough after days of sea tensions [Summary] =>

Beijing staged military and coast guard exercises after recent clashes.

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In August 2023, Proceedings published an article I wrote entitled "Maritime COIN Is a Team Sport."

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Lithuania is looking to bring maritime security technologies emerging from the war in Ukraine to the Philippine Coast Guard, Foreign Minister K?stutis Budrys said, part of a widening security partnership between the two countries.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-30 08:36:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/29/lithuanianfm-leadphoto-1_2026-07-29_22-50-21265_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2545664 [Title] => PH makes case for West Philippine Sea extended continental shelf claim at UN [Summary] =>

The Philippines' 15-year effort to claim seabed rights outside its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea came before a United Nations body this week, in a bid that could add thousands of square kilometers of seafloor area under Manila's resource jurisdiction.

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Here, we break down Marcos' 2026 SONA into easily digestible topics from A to Z.

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President Marcos slammed yesterday what he called threats to Filipinos’ dignity and self-respect by “detractors,” even as he vowed to continue upholding the final and binding 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804761 [AuthorName] => Helen Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/27/5_2026-07-27_23-31-44775_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2545130 [Title] => 'We do not yield': Marcos vows to uphold 2016 arbitral ruling in SONA [Summary] =>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 27, vowed that the Philippines would continue to uphold the 2016 arbitral award, saying the government would use every peaceful and legal means available to defend the country's rights in the West Philippine Sea.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-27 18:57:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804611 [AuthorName] => Kristine Daguno-Bersamina [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/27/marcos-fifth-sona_2026-07-27_18-43-4332_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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