CHINESE FORCES harassed a Philippine maritime patrol aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, Manila’s coast guard said late on Wednesday, in the latest flare-up of ...

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

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday said the National Maritime Council and the National Task Force for the West ...

A Chinese fighter jet and helicopter harassed a Philippine patrol plane over Scarborough Shoal, the PCG said, calling it an ...

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 ...

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

The resumption of the eVisa program comes almost two years after the Department of Foreign Affairs temporarily suspended applications in China in November 2023.

Previously, the Philippines bagged the same awards in 2021, 2023, and 2024, “underscoring its leadership in Asia Pacific’s dive tourism sector,” the country's foreign affairs department said.

Chinese customs officers in eastern Shandong province have seized 60,000 maps that "mislabelled" the self-governed island of ...

Chinese customs in Qingdao, Shandong, seized 60,000 export-bound maps for what officials called "errors," including ...