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China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government
A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between China and the Philippines’ presidential offices to try and prevent any new confrontation from spiraling out
Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills, to the Southeast Asian nation
Philippine forces will defend themselves with “the same level of force” if they come under assault again from China’s coast guard in the disputed South China
China and the Philippines held a crucial meeting Tuesday to try to ease mounting tensions following their worst confrontation in the disputed South China Sea that sparked
Top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will meet in Manila next month to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional concerns, the
Philippine troops killed at least 10 suspected communist guerrillas in a clash in a remote northern area in the latest blow to a decades-old insurgency that has
The president of the Philippines said yesterday his country would not yield to “any foreign power” after Chinese forces injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged at
The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for
A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea yesterday, China’s coast guard said, in the latest flare-up
The Philippines has asked a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of its undersea continental seabed in the South China Sea, where it would have the
In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in
An explosion and fire on a wooden fishing boat at sea killed six Filipino crewmembers while six others were rescued in the nighttime darkness, coast guard officials
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines yesterday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the
The Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen yesterday for a massive loss of giant clams in a disputed shoal controlled by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea
About 100 Filipino activists on wooden boats have decided not to sail closer to a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea yesterday to avoid
The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists mostly for its beaches, waterfalls,
A top Philippine security official demanded Friday the immediate expulsion of Chinese diplomats allegedly behind a reported leak of a phone conversation between one of the
United States and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes yesterday and sank a
For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands.
Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave this week as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout
Philippine forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese, in a clash in
American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years yesterday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said yesterday police seized the largest haul of methamphetamine in the country in years without anybody being killed, in a subtle
A Philippine navy training helicopter crashed near a seaside city, killing the two pilots on board and narrowly missing a fruit market and neighborhood, where some horrified
The Philippines lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing yesterday and summoned a senior Chinese diplomat over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured
Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons this weekend in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea,
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will underscore Washington’s “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines, as clashes between Chinese and Filipino forces in the disputed South
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told Australia’s Parliament yesterday that the strategic partnership between the two nations was more important than ever with the rule of law
Crowds are flocking to Chinatown in the Philippine capital to usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon and experience lively traditional dances on lantern-lit
The government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken steps to to address human rights abuses in the country, including the killings of journalists and
The Philippines and Vietnam signed an agreement yesterday on preventing and managing incidents in the disputed South China Sea during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s visit
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office, bringing into
A Filipino fishing boat captain protested yesterday the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea where he said Chinese officers drove him and his
China and the Philippines said they have agreed to work on lowering tensions after a year of public and tense confrontations in the South China Sea between their ships
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