THE CHINESE coastguard has seized control of a reef near a Philippine military base, threatening to inflame tensions in the disputed region. Four Chinese coastguard officials dressed in black were ...

The flare-up began last week when a Chinese state-owned newspaper posted exclusive photos of coast guard officers on Sandy Cay from mid-April, including one of them holding up a Chinese flag. Three ...

SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES >> A unit of Hawaii Marines is in the Philippines fielding new weapons for the first time amid ...

including one showing personnel displaying a Philippine flag on one of the sandbars. “This operation reflects the unwavering dedication and commitment of the Philippine Government to uphold the ...

The 2025 Vancouver Sun Run opened with a moment of silence ... at least 11 people the night before. A giant national flag of the Philippines had been raised above the starting line and Vancouver ...

The Philippine military on Sunday hit back at China by planting a flag at the disputed Sandy Cay reef days after Beijing had conducted a similar operation, the Philippine News Agency reported.

SAIGON, Vietnam — Russian-built Vietnamese air force planes and helicopters zoomed overhead, ambassadors and bureaucrats ...

China landed on a reef in the South China Sea, which it disputes with the Philippines, and unfurled its five-star red flag. A few months ago, vessels from both countries collided near this reef.

MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe Philippines ... Ahtisa is bringing her A-game to raise our flag, as Catriona put it, and taking that privilege to heart. She will make us proud and do her ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces accidentally sank Monday hours before the ...

The Philippines raised the country’s flag on Sandy Cay to assert its sovereign rights over the area, Malacañang said on ...

The hoisting of the Philippine national flag on Sandy Cay on Sunday (April 27) reaffirms President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s commitment that the Philippines will not yield even a square inch ...