Philippine officials say a mission visited Sandy Cay reef in the disputed South China Sea and unfurled the national flag.

The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S.

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

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

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

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

National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya on Monday pressed the Chinese Embassy in Manila to fully ...

China and the Philippines on Monday (April 28, 2025) defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after ...

Tiny Sandy Cay is strategically vital due to proximity to largest island occupied by Philippines in Spratly archipelago ...

The Philippines has accused China of falsely claiming it had taken control of a sandbank near Pag-asa Island in the South ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the ...

The Philippine team, using four motorised rubber boats, disembarked at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 before sunrise. Their ...