The National Assembly (NA) is set to pass a draft law on the ratification of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ...
The world has started to recognise that the climate’s fate depends on what happens to the ocean. At COP30, ocean-based ...
The expansion of Arctic shipping, scramble for seafloor mining and overfishing are all straining international relationships.
A RECENTLY enacted law defining the Philippines’ maritime zones has drawn sharp criticism from a former senior diplomat and geopolitical analyst, who said it misrepresents international law, weakens ...
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MARIA, 28, lives in Masinloc, a seaside town in Zambales that has depended on fishing as one of its most importation ...
Beijing says UN law does not recognise the concept of ‘maritime zones’ and accuses Manila of confusing legal terms.
Retired military chiefs have issued a rallying cry to peers ahead of Monday's crunch Chagos Islands "surrender" vote. The ...
Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolas Maduro was stunning in its daring but leaves the rest of the West worried about his ...
In the first week of January 2026, the world watched as one extraordinary moment followed another, notably the US action in ...
MANILA – The Philippines on Monday rejected China’s claim that Manila is staging provocations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS ...
By unseating Nicolas Maduro, the US has left even allies like the Philippines fearing a future in which great powers do as ...
Government reviewer of terrorism legislation Jonathan Hall says British police have failed to properly enforce law on ...