A ranking National Security Council (NSC) official on Friday disputed claims that the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is just a ...
A maritime law expert on Sunday stressed that the West Philippine Sea is an official designation, countering a House lawmaker ...
West Philippine Sea refers to waters inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) which, by international law, are waters up to 200 kilometers beyond the country’s continental shelf. Being ...
Situated within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, the Ayungin Shoal or the Second Thomas Shoal is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands, standing as a symbol of the ...
The Philippines claims that China’s nine-dash line encroaches on its 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, in violation of the United Nations Convention on the ...