The beauty industry in the Philippines continues to thrive with the emergence of local brands and the arrival of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines deployed fighter jets alongside naval vessels to the West Philippine Sea on Tuesday, April 29, in a joint maritime exercise with troops from the United ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — No Vietnamese fishing vessels were monitored off the coast of Pasuquin in Ilocos Norte, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). This discovery came after the agency ...

The Philippines has rejected China’s claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays by both sides of their national flags on the uninhabited outcrops.

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 ...

which on April 26 landed on the disputed Sandy Cay 2 reef near the Philippine outpost on Tito Island and took a photograph with its flag. The incident occurred just before the annual joint military ...

An image posted by Philippines Coast Guard spokesperson, Jay Tarriela, on X showed five officers holding the national flag on a white sandbar. In a statement late on Sunday night, a spokesperson ...

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 ...