MANILA, Philippines — The China Coast Guard (CCG) used a long-range acoustic device (LRAD) to harass Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Saturday.

THE Chinese Embassy in Manila, led by Ambassador Huang Xilian, celebrated the Chinese New Year (CNY) 2025, the Year of the Snake, on Jan. 19 at the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La The Fort in Bonifacio Global City,

THE PHILIPPINES has accused China of using a long-range acoustic device (LRAD) at the weekend to harass its vessel near the coast of Zambales province, more than two weeks since it started monitoring the area after the deployment of China’s monster ship.

China's coast guard said the Philippines on Friday sent a civilian vessel to deliver provisions to its warship "illegally grounded" at Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea.

A Philippine security official says China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on the table” for Manila’s response, including new international lawsuits.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Manila and condemned Beijing for its "dangerous and destabilising" actions in the Sea, in his first phone call with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo.

The Philippine government issued on Saturday a high alert for residents in Palawan and Basilan, urging them to stay vigilant ahead of China's Long March 8A rocket launch, which may affect the two provinces.

The Philippine government launched a comic book Friday asserting its claims in the disputed South China Sea, amid rising tensions with Beijing over the strategic waterway.

The 540-foot coast guard cutter has been operating within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone for over three weeks.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines accused China on Tuesday of intimidating its fishermen at a disputed South China Sea shoal, and normalizing an “illegal presence,” after Beijing sent its largest coast guard vessel into Manila’s maritime zone.

Beijing and Manila have agreed to continue talks on settling their territorial differences despite Philippine protests about the presence of a Chinese "monster ship" near the contested Scarborough Shoal.