Beijing and Manila have agreed to continue talks on settling their territorial differences despite Philippine protests about the presence of a Chinese "monster ship" near the contested Scarborough Shoal.

While violent clashes and bilateral disputes between Manila and Beijing have reached new heights, so can economic engagement.

THE PHILIPPINES under President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has filed 199 diplomatic protests against China, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs, amid growing tensions in the South China. Last year,

The protest stems from the presence of two coast guard vessels on Jan. 5 and Jan. 10 in and around the disputed Scarborough shoal

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to vigilantly monitor the presence of Chinese maritime forces in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), particularly

Jonathan Malaya, a spokesperson for the Philippines’ National Security Council, reiterated a call for Beijing to withdraw from Manila’s waters the “monster ship” he said was deployed to ...

INCOMING US President Donald Trump confronts a pivotal challenge in countering China's growing dominance in the South China Sea (SCS) — a crucial geopolitical hotspot where the Philippines, a long-time ally,

Presumptive US Secretary of State nominee and incumbent Senator Marco Rubio warned Beijing to “stop messing around” with the Philippines and Taiwan. The

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The Philippine Navy said its warships held exercises Friday in the South China Sea as part of its efforts to assert its sovereign

Philippine navy ships were holding drills near a contested shoal in the South China Sea on Friday, a day after Manila and Beijing agreed to seek common ground and find ways to cooperate despite ongoing maritime disputes.