The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S.

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

BEIJING (AP) — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days ...

Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Wednesday called for an inquiry into the alleged illegal occupation by Chinese ...

The Philippine team, using four motorised rubber boats, disembarked at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 before sunrise. Their ...

Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...

The Philippines raised the country’s flag on Sandy Cay to assert its sovereign rights over the area, Malacañang said on ...

The Philippines pushed back by unfurling its own flag at disputed Sandy Cay, condemning China's "illegal presence." ...

Beijing urges Manila to ‘stop its infringement’ after Philippine personnel land on reef that has become flashpoint in South ...

The Philippines and China defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of ...

The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays ...