MANILA, Jan 20 — The Philippines and Canada signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation yesterday, a move which Manila's defence minister said could later lead to a troop pact between the two countries.

MANILA, Jan 12 — Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is set to end a two-day trip to Southeast Asia today with stops in Malaysia and Singapore, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

BEIJING, Dec 29 — China's defence ministry lashed out at the United States US) yesterday, a week after their top military officials resumed high-level talks, criticising its continued meddling in the Asia Pacific region and saying it maintained a "Cold War" mindset.

MANILA, Dec 26 — The Philippines is not provoking conflict in the South China Sea, the country's military spokesperson said today, in response to China's accusation that Manila is encroaching on Beijing's territory.

BEIJING/MANILA, Dec 21 — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told the Philippines to address through dialogue serious difficulties in their relations over the South China Sea, warning that any miscalculation would prompt Beijing to defend itself and "respond resolutely".

MANILA, Dec 19  — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

MANILA, Dec 15 — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday it has signed a grant of US$10 million with the Lao government to strengthen responses to food security in the country.

MANILA, Dec 12 — The Philippines' Foreign Ministry said today that it has summoned China's ambassador to Manila to protest "back-to-back harassments" in the South China Sea at the weekend.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — A Malaysian who worked in Manila, the Philippines, was kidnapped on October 22 and later killed by a group of unidentified assailants who had demanded a RM330,000 ransom.

BEIJING/MANILA, Dec 11 — The Philippines and China traded accusations yesterday over a collision of their vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.

Beijingm Dec 10 —The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate.

MANILA, December 6 — Workers, residents, and students evacuated buildings in the Philippine capital Manila yesterday after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the main Luzon island, according to the state seismology agency and images carried by media.

MANILA, Dec 3 — The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert early on Sunday as waves receded from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the south of the country, triggering coastal evacuations and some waves in there and in Japan.

MANILA, Dec 1 — The Philippines has built a new coast guard station on the contested island of Thitu in the South China Sea, boosting its ability to monitor the movements of Chinese vessels and aircraft in the busy disputed waterway.

MANILA, Nov 25 — The Philippines and Australia began their first joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea on Saturday, days after Manila took similar steps with the United States (US) as Pacific nations warily eye an increasingly assertive China.

MANILA — Tensions in the South China Sea require the Philippines to partner with allies and neighbours to maintain peace there, including establishing codes of conduct as the situation becomes "more dire", the Philippines' president said.

MANILA, Nov 18 — The death toll from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in the southern Philippines has increased to six and authorities are searching for two missing people, local disaster officials said today.

MANILA, Nov 18 — The United States (US) and the Philippines signed a landmark deal yesterday which enables Washington to export nuclear technology and material to Manila, which is exploring the use of nuclear power to decarbonise and boost energy independence.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) reported the occurrence of three earthquakes today, each in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar.

MANILA, Nov 17 — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the sidelines of the APEC Summit in San Francisco to discuss tensions and formulate ways forward in the South China Sea.