MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines needs to develop new overseas markets so that a maritime standoff with China, which has thrown relations into turmoil, does not take a toll on tourism and fruit exports, a senior official said on Thursday. China has ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines imposed a two-month ban on fishing around a disputed South China Sea shoal on Wednesday, after saying it did not recognise a similar order by China. Both countries have had ships posted at Scarborough Shoal since ...

MANILA, Philippines, May 11 (UPI) -- The Philippines has reiterated it wants to settle the ongoing Scarborough Shoal dispute with China through dialogue and an international tribunal. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said he hopes ...

MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino wants the whole region to benefit from the huge natural gas deposits in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) but won’t allow other countries to claim  areas that are rightfully the Philippines’.

MANILA, Philippines—In line with President Aquino’s plan to make the country a rice exporter after 2013, the Department of Agriculture said it is developing areas for the planting of Basmati rice as a flagship export product. Department officials said ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines lacks clear rules or guidelines in the accreditation and certification of immunity of members of diplomatic staff, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Thursday. During the hearing on the Senate Committee on Foreign ...

Naval maneuvers back and forth across the South China Sea, anti-China demonstrations in Manila and a wave of cyber-attacks on official web sites in the Philippines. Tensions have been growing between China and the Philippines over the past few weeks.

MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday announced the holding of a film competition for high school and college students revolving on the theme “Restoring Road Courtesy Among Motorists and Pedestrians.”

Beijing is suspending some tourism to the Philippines and stiffening inspections on Philippine fruit such as bananas, of which China is the single largest buyer. That follows Beijing's summoning of Manila's charge d'affairs three times ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said the Philippine government will not recognize the fishing ban that China will impose over the South China Sea for two and a half months. DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario ...