Along the northwestern coast of Luzon, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It’s become a

Defense Chief Voltaire Gazmin on Friday said China had maintained its presence in the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea a year after the standoff between the Philippine

President Benigno Aquino has accused China of harassing two Philippine fishing boats in disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) waters, allegedly driving out one that had sheltered from rough

The Philippines is confident it has a strong case to win the international arbitration case challenging China's claim to most of the South China Sea.

Amid heightened tensions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) disputes, a state-owned Chinese news agency has called the Philippines a "trouble maker in the region," and warned the

The dispute in the West Philippine Sea, otherwise known as the South China Sea, is threatening to become “Asia’s Palestine” as it devolves the whole of Southeast Asia into violent

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said that it hoped that China would listen to the "voice of international community" after it sought Beijing's clarification of a reported

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the country's foreign posts have been provided with the circulars about the new visa

The government should reject Chinese nationals entering the country with their new electronic passports featuring a map of China's territory that includes the West Philippine Sea, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said

President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday said a war with China “over uninhabitable rock formations” was not imminent even as he reiterated the government position that the West Philippine Sea

When gun-toting Chinese guards spotted Tran Hien's unarmed wooden fishing boat in disputed waters, they seized his vessel, detained his crew and threw him in jail.

President Benigno Aquino III on Friday disclosed that Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV’s unofficial talks with the Chinese helped ease tensions between the Philippines and China over Panatag Shoal in the

The House of Representatives is keeping out of the conflict between Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV who was reported to have negotiated with China over the

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV confirmed on Thursday that he was behind the ouster move against Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile.

A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday urged President Benigno Aquino III to exercise great care in handling the "delicate" issue on Senator Antonio Trillanes' disclosure that he

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV dared Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile on Thursday to file a case against him if he committed a criminal act when he