The Philippines’ foreign ministry has summoned China’s ambassador after Beijing imposed sanctions on a former Filipino ...

China's aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions independent of any U.S. policy, and ...

The Philippines’ then-President Rodrigo Duterte and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their bilateral meetings at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Oct. 20, 2016 ...

2) China is employing gray-zone tactics to secure the contested waters. In 1999, the Philippines deliberately grounded the World War II-era transport ship Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal to ...

Philippines’ Marcos softens stance amid economic pressures but will China bite? The Philippine president’s close ties with the US could prove a stumbling block to better relations with Beijing ...

MANILA - Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte slammed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for leaning towards the US, while signalling openness to friendlier ties with China. Ms Duterte particularly ...

China has deployed large coast guard ships and a maritime militia in parts of the South China Sea. To maintain its presence in the waterway, the Philippines supports Filipino fishers by regularly ...

June 20 (UPI) -- China said its coast guard on Friday expelled a Philippine government ship from waters near a disputed shoal as maritime tensions between the two feuding neighbors intensify.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes part in a ceremony marking the country’s 127th Independence Day, Manila, Philippines, June 12, 2025. Credit: Facebook/Bongbong Marcos ...

With Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr about halfway through his six-year term, questions are growing over whether his successor will uphold his firmer stance on the South China Sea or, as ...

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of China-Philippines diplomatic relations and the 24th China-Philippines Friendship Day, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate ...

The bridge lighting ceremony is held on June 7, 2025 by the Pasig River Esplanade in Manila in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and ...