Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal.

House Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said the latest assault of the China Coast Guard (CCG) on Filipino

The Philippines said Chinese coast guard and maritime militia ships fired water cannons and used “dangerous blocking maneuvers” toward Filipino fishing boats in the South China Sea, an incident that could fuel tensions between the two nations.

The "routine" maritime domain awareness flight was jointly conducted by the Philippine fisheries bureau and coast guard over the Spratly’s Kalayaan Island Group "as part of its legitimate mandate to protect the country’s maritime jurisdiction and the livelihood of Filipino fishermen," coast guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela wrote on X.

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed hopes that the Philippines’ bilateral relations with China will further improve through the efforts of

As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and China this year, the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai, China,

Philippine and Taiwanese Coast Guard officials met in Manila this week to discuss potential maritime security cooperation activities.

China's new ambassador to the Philippines has said both sides should try to get relations back on a "healthy" course, while President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has said differences between the two countries should be the "exception rather than the norm".