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

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

MANILA -- Manila on Monday rejected Beijing's claim that it had seized control of Sandy Cay, a sandbar in the Philippines' ...

There’s another way to tackle China’s exclusion of Filipino fisherfolk from the South China Sea: cutting off its access to ...

Officials in Manila denied on Monday that China had ... Sandy Cay or has now permanently taken over Sandy Cay in the South China Sea, describing the statement that was released through Chinese ...

Philippine Marines, National Police officers and Coast Guard members landed on three contested South China Sea features today ...

China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to ...

China's navy conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Tuesday, saying that the Philippines has been creating "disturbances", as the Filipino and U.S. air forces conducted their own joint mission ...

China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused ...

Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino showed documents to accuse the Chinese Embassy in Manila of hiring a local PR firm ...

New Zealand and the Philippines formalized a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) amidst rising tensions in the South ...

Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.