The Scarborough Shoal, called Bajo de Masinloc in the Philippines and Huangyan Island in China, has once again become the center of an escalating maritime dispute. The Philippines answered China’s September 10, 2025 declaration of a “national nature reserve” with a strong, unequivocal diplomatic protest, insisting the plan is an “illegitimate and unlawful” infringement on … Continue reading U.S Backs Philippines in HIGH STAKES China Sea Reserve Plan