The Latest Breaking News from Manila

Germany’s top diplomat says China’s actions in the South China Sea violate the rights of Asian coastal states like the Philippines and threaten freedom of navigation, but adds that the territorial disputes have to be resolved peacefully because “the world doesn’t need another crisis.”

Following the second Washington-Manila joint maritime patrol, Beijing called on the U.S. and Philippines to halt what it says were "irresponsible moves" in the disputed South China Sea.

Chinese state media warns the Philippines that ‘provocations’ in South China Sea are ‘extremely dangerous’.

Tensions between the two nations have risen this year, with China attempting to disrupt Filipino ship resupply missions.

Climate activists say Manila’s massive spending on climate-related initiatives is poorly allocated.

Travelers are offered a feature with potentially big implications.

Videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard showed Chinese ships blasting water cannon at Philippine boats during two separate resupply missions to fishermen at Scarborough Shoal and a tiny garrison at Second Thomas Shoal on Saturday and Sunday.

Government says might also consider expelling ambassador as tensions spike over disputed waters.

The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confrontations between the countries' vessels in years at flashpoint reefs in the disputed South China Sea.

A Philippine boat and a Chinese Coast Guard ship collided near a hotly contested reef on Sunday, with both countries trading blame for the latest such confrontation in the disputed South China Sea.

Manila and Beijing have a long history of maritime incidents in the contested South China Sea.