Philippines suspends South China Sea survey
It has urged the Philippine side to base its judgment on facts, not to make a presumption of guilt, and to stop airing groundless speculation about the so-called spy case. The attitude of the Chinese embassy cannot be clearer: Manila's charges are baseless, and the arrested Chinese citizen deserves fair treatment.
The Manila Public Information Office (MPIO) on Monday advised the public regarding road closures that will be in effect starting Tuesday, in connection with the celebration of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
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.
The Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Saturday denied the espionage allegations against its detained citizen, Deng Yuanqing, and asked the Philippine government to refrain from making groundless speculations.
The 540-foot coast guard cutter has been operating within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone for over three weeks.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will begin operating nonstop flights between the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Beijing Capital International
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 Filipino wife of a Chinese national arrested recently in the Philippines for alleged espionage denied on Monday (Jan 27) that her husband was a spy, saying he worked for a company specialising in self-driving cars.
The China Coast Guard used a long-range acoustic device to harass Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard reported on Saturday.
MANILA: Coast guard and fishery officials from the Philippines, United States, Vietnam and Indonesia practised vessel boarding and arrest techniques at a joint maritime law enforcement training, the US Embassy in Manila said on Monday (Jan 27).