China's military has been stepping up its presence in the Philippines' maritime zone amid rising territorial tensions.

THE Philippines will resume issuing electronic visas (eVisas) to Chinese nationals in November 2025, a year after suspending the service due to system and vetting issues during its pilot phase. The ...

Manila accuses Chinese Coast Guard of "reckless" actions causing collision between their ships at Second Thomas Shoal; ...

For decades, the Philippines’ security rested almost entirely on its alliance with the U.S. Now Manila is expanding its list ...

The Philippines and China accused each other on Sunday of responsibility for a maritime confrontation near disputed islands ...

Despite recent acts of aggression at sea by the Chinese, the Philippines will resume its eVisa program for Chinese nationals next month as part of facilitating trade and tourism, the Philippine ...

Earlier, Beijing urged Manila not to challenge its efforts to “safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and ...

The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on ...

The Philippine coast guard said the Chinese forces “obstructed” efforts to deliver supplies to local fishermen.

But China's coastguard says Manila is to blame for the latest collision in disputed waters in the Spratly archipelago.

The maps also omitted "important islands" the South China Sea, where Beijing's claims overlap with its neighbours.

The US has condemned Beijing after a recent clash with the Philippines in the South China Sea. Manila says a Chinese coast ...