The Philippines and China should not go to war over clams, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said, following a report on China’s poaching of giant clams in the Scarborough or "Panatag" Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

Majority of Filipinos were in favor of the suit filed by two former Philippine officials against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court over his country’s actions in the South China Sea, a new opinion poll suggests.

The Duterte administration has recently been releasing stronger statements on Beijing's recent actions in the West Philippine Sea.

The presence of Chinese vessels in the vicinity of Philippines-controlled islands in the West Philippine Sea would likely become the norm in the disputed waters.

"They are performing acts of ownership..."