The Philippines pushed back by unfurling its own flag at disputed Sandy Cay, condemning China's "illegal presence." ...

Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says his country and the Philippines will start talks on two proposed defense pacts to ...

Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has arrived in the Philippines to further boost an alliance in the face of China’s ...

The Philippine team, using four motorised rubber boats, disembarked at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 before sunrise. Their ...

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after ...

MANILA -- Manila on Monday rejected ... a new flashpoint in the long-running sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea. "The facts on the ground do not support this statement coming from the ...

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the ...

Philippine officials say a mission visited Sandy Cay reef in the disputed South China Sea and unfurled the national flag.