The Philippine Sea is a section of the western Pacific Ocean, located to the east and north of the Philippines. It occupies a total area of around 5,726,000 square kilometers (2,700,000 square miles), or around 2.7 percent of the Pacific Ocean,...

For other uses of this term, see Philippine Sea (disambiguation). Coordinates: 20°0′N, 130°0′E The Philippine Sea The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east of Philippines. It is a part of the western Pacific Ocean encompassing an area from Palau...

This article examines the development of Sino-Philippine territorial disputes in the South China Sea during 1995-98. China's occupation of Mischief Reef in 1995 was part of a dual strategy of negotiation and occupation, influenced by domestic political factors. The weakness of the Philippine armed...

The first day of "The Battle of the Philippine Sea," June 19, 1944, is also remembered as the day of the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," a day that cost the Japanese more than 300 aircraft (See June Sea Power). While this date is well...

Sixty-two years after Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Indianapolis in shark-infested waters, an exhibit in the vessel's namesake city documents its tragic end in the final weeks of World War II.The exhibit at the Indiana War Memorial, opening Saturday, includes letters and telegrams about the...

Typhoon Mitag, packing winds of 109 mph, barreled toward the northern Philippines on Saturday, prompting thousands of panicked east coast residents to evacuate. A separate typhoon meanwhile weakened to a tropical storm and veered away from Vietnam.Mitag, powering northwestward in the Philippine Sea, was forecast...