Daily TribunePart of the Kalayaan Island Group, including Pag-asa Island, is seen from a Philippine Air Force C-295 aircraft during a sortie on 12 July 2026 as officials and residents commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the West Philippine Sea. Several countries have reaffirmed their support for the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling and pledged deeper defense, maritime, and technical cooperation with the Philippines to help strengthen regional security in the West Philippine Sea.
