Tensions between China and the Philippines are escalating once again. The coast guard of the Philippines says it has removed a Chinese fishing net within the Philippines’s exclusive economic zone.

MANILA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a common fishing area in the disputed South China Sea, the head of the Philippine House of Representatives said on Friday, ...

MANILA/BEIJING (Reuters) - The Philippines said it was seeking clarification of rules from China's Hainan province that say fishing boats need permission to enter waters under its jurisdiction, which ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Senate investigation has been sought into what critics describe as a failure to fully enforce vessel ...

The Philippines is calling on Beijing to remove some 220 vessels moored at a reef in the South China Sea – the latest dispute between China and its maritime neighbors over claims of sovereignty in the ...

The annual closed fishing season for roundscad or "galunggong" has been instrumental in ensuring sustainable yield and ...

MANILA, Philippines — A large oil spill from an underwater pipe has contaminated waters in Manila Bay near the Philippine capital and prompted authorities on Friday to ban fishing. The coast guard ...

In this 2017 photo, engineers from NAMRIA, the central mapping agency of the Philippine Government, survey the area around the Philippine-claimed Thitu Island with a sandbar sitting on the horizon off ...

China has been accused of militarizing the contested South China Sea and jeopardizing peace in the region after the Philippines reported sightings of 261 suspected armed fishing vessels and Chinese ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Picture this: a father who hasn’t picked up a fishing rod in years decides, on an ordinary Saturday, to take his family out to a long-forgotten lake.