TOKYO -- The Philippines is considering establishing new diplomatic arrangements with China to ease tensions in the disputed ...

The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and ...

Foreign ministry spokesperson Teresita Daza says, 'We urge China to respect the Philippines' sovereignty and jurisdiction, ...

China and the Philippines traded accusations last week after a confrontation between two of their vessels. Read more at ...

Tensions in the South China Sea have escalated sharply as China’s navy launched combat readiness patrols near the disputed ...

TALKS between the Philippines and China on their South China Sea dispute must be built on mutual trust to ensure progress, Manila’s defense chief said on Sunday, stressing that Beijing must first ...

A formal alliance between Tokyo and Manila could lead to increasing tensions with Beijing in the Indo-Pacific region, an ...

China's foreign ministry on Friday urged the Philippines to immediately stop "infringement and provocation" in the South ...

Philippine’s foreign ministry said it ‘rejects and refutes’ statements of Manila’s Chinese embassy about China’s claims of ...

China has hit back at comments by the Philippines’ Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr, stressing that the country has "a full historical and legal basis" to uphold territorial sovereignty in the ...

The South China Sea, a conduit for about $3 trillion of annual ship-borne trade, remains a source of tension between China ...