MANILA, Philippines — The United States has lauded the Philippines’ enactment of the Maritime Zones Act that seeks to further buttress the country’s sovereign rights over its waters ...

China summoned the Philippines' ambassador on Friday to express its objection to two new laws in the Southeast Asian nation asserting maritime rights and sovereignty over disputed areas of the ...

Speaking during a press conference in Malacañang, Namria Administrator Peter Tiangco said the map will be published after the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the newly signed Republic Act ...

NEW laws defining the country's maritime zones and archipelagic boundaries drew fire from China while eliciting support from the United States late Friday. Beijing summoned the Philippine ambassador ...

For maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal, China’s objections are rooted in its objective to gain control of the South China Sea. “This signifies that the parties they’re uneasy with—such as the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Loren Legarda on Monday lauded the country’s new maritime laws, saying the measures reinforce “the Philippines’s ability to protect its marine biodiversity ...

China summoned the Philippines' ambassador on Friday to express its objection to two new laws in the Southeast Asian nation asserting maritime rights and sovereignty over disputed areas of the ...

BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation "severely infringes on" Beijing's territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea ...

China made "solemn representations" to the ambassador shortly after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act into law to ...

BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) - China summoned the Philippines' ambassador on Friday to express its objection to two new laws in the Southeast Asian nation asserting maritime rights and sovereignty ...

A new map of the entire exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the archipelagic waters of the Philippines could be released pending the implementing rules and regulations of the newly signed Philippine ...