Congress yesterday asked the Philippine government to study a proposal to issue a 150 billion peso ($3.2 billion) retail bond to fund a long-term military modernization plan to secure its strategic reserves in the South ...

China and Vietnam will manage and properly control their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain peace in the South China Sea, the two nations said in a joint communique China ...

China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to state-run Defense Times newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military ...

Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio yesterday dismissed the warning of UP Law professor Harry Roque that China might resort to military and law enforcement activities if the Philippines asked for the ...

The Department of National Defense yesterday said China has been putting new structures at Johnson South Reef or Mabini Reef in the Spratlys. It is known by the Chinese as Chigua. This activity contravenes the spirit of ...

The Department of National Defense yesterday said China is "concocting stories" by claiming that the Philippines is doing construction work in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told the Asian giant to tear down ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday Beijing wanted to maintain stability in the South China Sea as it seeks alliances in the region amid tensions in the disputed waters. The United States has criticised China ...

Located about two hours from downtown Hong Kong, rural Tai O is the last fishing village in the territory and is home to over 2,000 people. Fishing, the area’s traditional industry, is dying out after a 2012 government ban ...

President Duterte yesterday placed all three barangays in Boracay Island under a under a state of calamity and said the closure of the island-resort, which started yesterday, will be up to October 25 this year. The declaration ...

To learn the secret behind aging gracefully, you may want to check out the bowhead whale, the majestic denizen of the Arctic waters that boasts a lifespan topping 200 years. Scientists on Monday unveiled the genetic blueprint ...