MANILA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines, as ASEAN chair, will insist that a long-delayed Code of Conduct with China on the South China Sea explicitly references the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as it works to complete the document by this year,

The discovery boosts Manila's push for energy independence and has been described as "a victory for the Filipino people."

A Singapore-flagged cargo vessel carrying iron ore from the Philippines to China capsized in the South China Sea on January 23, triggering a multinational search and rescue operation in one of Asia's most contested waters.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has announced the discovery of a new natural gas deposit near the disputed South China Sea

China's military claimed it drove off a Philippine coast guard plane and called on Manila to cease its "provocations."

THE Chinese Embassy in Manila has sternly rejected what it called “groundless accusations” in the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) annual report of an increased presence of Chinese maritime forces near Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales.

The Chinese Coast Guard launched a rescue effort to save Filipino sailors near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after their cargo ship capsized with 21 people on board.

Manila’s new offshore patrol vessels will serve as a sustained maritime presence in the South China Sea in protection of Philippine fishermen, the country’s naval chief announced this week. The Philippine Navy welcomed first-in-class BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS20) in a ceremony held Tuesday at the service’s primary operating base in Subic Bay.

Jing Quan says ‘best option is to sit down for talks’ aimed at ending long-running territorial dispute between China and Philippines.