THE Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) on Saturday hoisted the Philippine flag at the Talampas ng Pilipinas or Philippine Rise ...

MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe Philippines ... Ahtisa is bringing her A-game to raise our flag, as Catriona put it, and taking that privilege to heart. She will make us proud and do her ...

Footage showed four personnel in black combat gear holding the Chinese national flag after arriving on the reef aboard an inflatable dinghy. On Apr 28, the Philippine Coast Guard released a photo ...

A year after the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague defined the Philippines’ maritime economic entitlements and sovereign rights and invalidated Beijing’s greedy claim over nearly the ...

THE CHINESE coastguard has seized control of a reef near a Philippine military base, threatening to inflame tensions in the disputed region. Four Chinese coastguard officials dressed in black were ...

In a statement sent to Rappler, Google said the West Philippine Sea has always been labeled on Google Maps, but changes were made to make the label easier to see at additional zoom levels Claim: A ...

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV had released images showing coast guard officers unfurling a national flag on the reef, which China calls Tiexian Jiao. The sandbank sits near Thitu Island (known as Pag ...

The Philippine military on Sunday hit back at China by planting a flag at the disputed Sandy Cay reef days after Beijing had conducted a similar operation, the Philippine News Agency reported.

Photographs show four officers posing with a Chinese flag on the reef's white surface, in what state media described as a 'vow of sovereignty and jurisdiction'. The Philippine Coast Guard on ...

hold the Philippine flag as they visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025. (National Task Force West Philippine Sea via AP) In this photo provided by the National Task Force ...

as it raised the national flag on the small sandbank located just a few kilometers from a major Philippine military base, according to a report by The Japan Times. Images released by Chinese state ...

Philippine officials told the Financial Times that Chinese personnel appeared to leave the reef after planting the flag. There was no indication that China had established a permanent presence or ...