Footage showed four personnel in black combat gear holding the Chinese national flag after arriving on the reef aboard an inflatable dinghy. On Apr 28, the Philippine Coast Guard released a photo ...

The reef was seized during joint military exercises between the Philippines and the US, known as Balikatan. These are the largest annual drills, set to begin next week near the Spratly Islands ...

Once completed by the 2027 target date, the 3.98-kilometer (2.47-mile) dual carriageway ... noting that the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 outlaws any activity that damages coral reefs.

The Philippines today slammed an “irresponsible” Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China Sea was under Beijing’s control, saying the status quo was unchanged.

The Philippines and China have each unfurled their flags on a disputed reef claimed by both nations in the South China Sea, escalating tensions and reigniting hostilities over Beijing’s ...

Vietnam on Saturday protested claims by China and the Philippines over a disputed reef in the South China Sea which it considers its ...

I am swimming through a wasteland of rubble, the pulverized remains of a coral reef. Its barrenness startles me. Elsewhere in the Philippines I have been dazzled by jewel boxes of coral splendor.

The Chinese coast guard landed on the reef to check on the activity, a statement said. It did not mention the use of a water cannon. “The Philippines’ actions seriously violated China’s ...

The Philippines said a Chinese Navy chopper harassed Filipino fishing boats at a disputed South China Sea reef, showing lingering tensions in the key waterway. The Philippine Coast Guard sent two ...

The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea, according to Beijing's ...