BEIJING, Sept 1 — The Philippines and China exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming Coast Guard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea yesterday, the latest in an escalating series of clashes in the vital waterway.

BEIJING, Aug 30 — China's Coast Guard has urged the Philippines to stop sending missions to resupply a vessel near a contested shoal in the South China Sea, warning that such "adventurous actions" could trigger unspecified incidents.

MANILA, Aug 24 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country has been experiencing a surge in leptospirosis and dengue cases due to "improper garbage disposal and poor waste management", reported Xinhua.

MANILA, Aug 21 — The Philippines' health minister said a recently detected mpox case in the Southeast Asian nation is of the mild Clade Two variant and not the newer variant that has spread rapidly in Africa.

MANILA, Aug 20 — The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has said that the country has agreed to a request by the United States (US) to temporarily host a US immigrant visa processing centre for "a limited number" of Afghan nationals.

MANILA, Aug 16 — The Philippines has sought to assure China that the presence of a United States (US) intermediate-range missile system on its territory posed no threat to China and would not destabilise the region.

MANILA, Aug 11 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has condemned the Chinese air force's actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the actions "unjustified, illegal and reckless".

MANILA, Aug 11 — The Philippines and China traded accusations yesterday following an encounter between their aircraft over a contested area of the South China Sea.

SEOUL, Aug 8 — South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Cho Tae-yul has held a meeting with his Philippine counterpart, Enrique Manalo, during which he expressed Seoul’s intention to participate in the development of nuclear energy in the Philippines, the South Korean Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

PETALING JAYA, Aug 6 — Malaysia have been drawn to meet the Philippines in the semi-finals of the 2024 Merdeka Tournament at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on September 4 (9pm).

TANZA, July 29 — An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off Manila Bay in the Philippines has reached the shores of a nearby fishing village, threatening the health and livelihood of fishermen, as efforts to mop up the fuel began.

MANILA, July 24 — Typhoon Gaemi and a southwest monsoon brought heavy rain today to the capital and northern provinces, prompting authorities to halt work and classes, while stock and foreign exchange trading were suspended.

MANILA, July 21 — The Philippines and China have “reached an understanding on the provisional arrangement” for resupply missions to a beached naval ship in the South China Sea, Manila’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement today.

HANOI, July 19 — Vietnam has filed a claim with the United Nations (UN) for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a month after regional neighbour the Philippines made a similar move, Vietnam's Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

CAVITE PROVINCE, July 13 — Philippines police are investigating a suspected murder of an Australian couple and their Filipino relative who were staying at a hotel in a tourist spot south of the capital, Manila, a senior police official said today.

BEIJING, July 13 — China has rebuked the European Union (EU) over a statement about the South China Sea, saying the bloc ignored historical and objective facts of the issue and "blatantly" endorsed what it called the Philippines' violation of its sovereignty.

TAIPEI, July 12 — Taiwan is closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region after a flurry of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with China's Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 occurred near Mindanao, the Philippines, at 10.13am (Malaysian time) today.

MANILA, July 11 — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology revised the magnitude of the offshore earthquake that rattled Sultan Kudarat province in the southern Philippines today morning to 7.1 from 6.5.

MANILA, July 10 — The Philippines has been chosen to host the board of the "Loss and Damage" fund created by United Nations (UN) talks, marking another step towards providing financial help for countries to recover and rebuild from the impact of global warming.