China says door for dialogue with Philippines always open
China said on Thursday the door for dialogue with the Philippines on the South China Sea is always open, refuting the country's argument that bilateral dialogue has come to an end.
Backgrounder: Tomas Cloma's once daydream on South China Sea
It is ignorant and presumptuous that Tomas Cloma and his country, the Philippines, daydreamed about snatching Chinese islands in the South China Sea.
Facts about Philippines' illegal occupation of China's Nansha Islands
The Philippines has long pinned its hopes on the international community to woo sympathy for its groundless claim for some of China's islands in the South China Sea.
Philippines’ Aquino warns return to dictatorship looms
Philippine President Benigno Aquino warned Thursday his country was on the brink of another dictatorship, in a thinly veiled reference to controversial politicians who lead polls to win the top two posts in next month's elections.
Philippine candidates ramp up South China Sea rhetoric
Tensions in the South China Sea are unlikely to de-escalate with a new Philippine president in office, but prospects for China-Philippines relations are not entirely bleak despite the hard-line comments from candidates, analysts said.
Rape comment Philippine president candidate ‘is frontrunner’
A Philippine presidential candidate whose comments about rape provoked an international outcry has emerged as the "clear frontrunner" in the latest opinion survey, pollsters said Monday.
Duterte rape remark likely to lose him votes in Philippine election
A presidential election in the Philippines could go down to the wire after an offensive gaffe by frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte about a rape victim caused outrage and could mean losses of crucial swing votes with just three weeks to go.
Islands always Chinese
The Philippine government unilaterally initiated an arbitration case against China in the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration regarding its disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea in January 2013.
Beijing criticizes Manila for building military airport in disputed islands
China slammed the Philippines on Tuesday for being "hypocritical and inconsistent in word and deed" after reportedly preparing to renovate its military airport at an island in the disputed South China Sea.
Manila's dangerous, futile game of involving outsiders in regional row
The upcoming US-Philippine military exercises caps Manila's recent attempts to involve outsiders in regional row. However, a provocation so fear-mongering and untimely as such is likely to boomerang on the initiators.