On this tiny piece of land, 389 Filipinos have settled down and made a home, making them a remote yet closely monitored ...

With tensions in the South China Sea showing no signs of abating, countries with claims in the disputed waterway are seeking ...

The incident happened past 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 in the vicinity of Hasa-Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal, a feature located just about 111 kilometers (60 nautical miles) off the Philippines' Palawan province.

A suspected Chinese ship allegedly pointed a “high-intensity laser” towards two civilian vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries ...

Here is a timeline of key events this year that have escalated tensions between the Philippines and China: JAN 3 - The Philippines and the United States carry out their second joint patrol in the ...

THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Philippine forces have staged drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance. Philippine ...

Philippine and Chinese coastguards reported conflicting versions of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest row in a longstanding dispute between the two ...

The Philippine Coast Guard deployed two patrol vessels to protect Philippine fishermen at Iroquois Reef following reports of ...

An analyst suggests Beijing may be 'adding fuel' to domestic political tensions amid the ongoing Marcos-Duterte fallout A ...

Chinese incursions at Scarborough Shoal and Pag-Asa Shoal (Thitu Island) in the Philippines expose legal warfare over ...

MANILA, Philippines — The number of Chinese maritime militia vessels in Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS ...

Thitu is a strategically important island from which Manila monitors Chinese vessels and aircraft in the busy waterway.