Imagine a silent, invisible killer lurking beneath the waves—not a submarine or torpedo, but an autonomous, AI-powered sea mine. The South China Sea is no ordinary body of water, serving as one of the world’s most vital arteries of commerce and a crucible of overlapping territorial claims. At the center of this storm is China’s…
Fresh satellite images have just blown the lid on what Beijing doesn’t want the world to see. Captured by Maxar Technologies, the photos show a battered Chinese Coast Guard ship docked at the Yulin Naval Base in Hainan, flanked by tugboats as crews scramble to repair its mangled frame. The most striking detail? A bow…
In the pre-dawn hours of 1999, retired Philippine Navy Vice Admiral Eduardo Santos orchestrated one of the most quietly audacious maneuvers in modern maritime history. Without fanfare, he piloted the aging landing ship BRP Sierra Madre across the restless waters of the South China Sea and deliberately ran it aground on the reef known internationally…
The South China Sea, a vital artery of global trade, has once again become the stage for a dangerous confrontation. In August 2025, the unprecedented collision between a Chinese naval destroyer and a China Coast Guard vessel while attempting to block a Philippine ship turned a simmering dispute into a geopolitical powder keg. The Philippine…
The Philippines stands at a critical crossroads, one that blends questions of justice, sovereignty, and survival. China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea is intensifying, water cannons, ramming incidents, swarms of coast guard ships and Filipinos are asking: what more can Manila do? Among the loudest answers is a bold one: rejoin the International Criminal…
The South China Sea isn’t just a patch of water on the map, it’s one of the world’s most valuable crossroads. A third of all global shipping passes through its waters, carrying more than $3.4 trillion in trade every year. Beneath its surface lie what experts believe are vast reserves of oil and natural gas,…
The Batanes Islands are the northernmost jewels of the Philippines, tiny, windswept, and breathtakingly beautiful. But geography is destiny. Just 200 kilometers from Taiwan, perched at the gateway of the Luzon Strait, these islands have transformed from a cultural treasure into a frontline chokepoint, a watchtower, and a potential tripwire in the Indo-Pacific. Their significance…
If you thought our last video on the Balikatan exercises was already intense, wait ‘til you hear this, just days ago, a fleet of U.S. A-10 “Warthog” attack jets thundered into Clark Air Base in the Philippines. That sound of engines ripping the skies? That wasn’t just aircraft landing, it was history touching down right…
The South China Sea, a flashpoint of power and pride, where overlapping claims and rising tensions have turned calm waters into one of the world’s most dangerous hotspots. For years, China has leaned on its sweeping “nine-dash line” , a claim already struck down by the Hague Tribunal in 2016, yet still enforced on the…
In a region already on edge, from the rising tension in the South China Sea to China’s creeping military muscle, the United States and the Philippines just made a bold move. They’ve approved more than 500 joint military activities for 2026, the most ambitious defense cooperation in our history, and a clear message that Manila…
