The Philippines has told China that it is alarmed about heated exchanges with Chinese diplomats in Manila over the ...

On January 21, 2026, a routine surveillance flight over the South China Sea escalated into another flashpoint between China ...

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Manila reportedly issued a notice warning of military exercises across a wide area of the South China Sea until the end of March.

Japan tracked four Chinese warships in a strait near Okinawa, a move that followed U.S.-Philippine military drills near a ...

The US and the Philippines conducted their first joint maritime cooperative activity for the year near a disputed South China ...

The U.S. Navy said it conducted an exercise with the Philippines in the South China Sea in accordance with international law.

MANILA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Philippine foreign ministry said on Monday it had made "firm representations" to China's ...

A deep dive into China’s changing propaganda narratives on the South China Sea. The Marcos administration’s transparency policy has stripped away the façade of Beijing’s cooperation and “win-win” ...

Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and ...

Foreign affairs officials from the Philippines and China held talks on issues concerning the South China Sea (SCS) and the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Thursday, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Senior ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has formally conveyed its displeasure over the Chinese Embassy in Manila's continued ...