Beijing is demanding that the Philippines tow the disintegrating ship to port, but Manila insists on keeping it on the Ayungin atoll as an outpost to maintain its interests in the disputed Spratly archipelago
The Philippines will be the first beneficiary of a newly launched Japanese security assistance program for allied militaries in the region
The Philippines, a US ally, has protested what it says are increasingly dangerous and provocative maneuvers by China’s coast guard
The Philippines and other neighbors of China have resisted Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims over virtually the entire South China Sea, and some have sought U.S. military support as incidents multiply
A total of 38,115 fans came to a game, breaking the record of 32,616 set at the gold-medal game of the 1994 world championship in Toronto when the U.S. rolled past Russia for the title
Spain is the defending champion, having won in China four years ago
Greece will play the U.S., Jordan and New Zealand in group-stage games at Manila in the tournament, which starts Aug. 25 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan
Getting along as a 12-man unit guarantees nothing in terms of wins, losses and medals, but it was an important first step for the Americans
The Philippine military on Sunday condemned the Chinese coast guard ship’s “excessive and offensive” use of a water cannon to block a Filipino supply boat
The Philippines came under intense EU criticism during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s six-year term, mainly because of the bloody anti-drugs crackdown he oversaw
Coast guard, police and other government personnel continued to search the lake Friday but said they had no idea whether anyone was still missing
The boat capsized when its passengers moved to one side of the boat in panic when it was battered by fierce winds about 46 meters
There were no immediate reports of casualties after the typhoon slammed into Fuga Island off Aparri town in Cagayan province, where 15,843 people were evacuated from high-risk coastal villages
The typhoon’s 680-kilometer- (420-mile-) wide rainband could cause flash floods and set off landslides in northern provinces
The locations for the camps have infuriated Chinese officials because they would provide U.S. forces with a staging ground close to southern China and Taiwan, the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own
Many of the more than 200 people who survived the blaze jumped off the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 and were rescued from the dark sea by the coast guard, navy, a nearby ferry and local fishermen
Manila’s coast guard has intensified patrols in the disputed South China Sea and taken extra efforts to document and publicize assertive Chinese behavior in the strategic waterway
