The hoisting of the Philippine national flag on Sandy Cay on Sunday (April 27) reaffirms President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s commitment that the Philippines will not yield even a square inch ...

THE CHINESE coastguard has seized control of a reef near a Philippine military base, threatening to inflame tensions in the disputed region. Four Chinese coastguard officials dressed in black were ...

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV had released images showing coast guard officers unfurling a national flag on the reef, which China calls Tiexian Jiao. The sandbank sits near Thitu Island (known as Pag ...

An image posted by Philippines Coast Guard spokesperson, Jay Tarriela, on X showed five officers holding the national flag on a white sandbar. In a statement late on Sunday night, a spokesperson ...

as it raised the national flag on the small sandbank located just a few kilometers from a major Philippine military base, according to a report by The Japan Times. Images released by Chinese state ...

Philippine officials told the Financial Times that Chinese personnel appeared to leave the reef after planting the flag. There was no indication that China had established a permanent presence or ...

shows the president with his face painted with the United States flag. Its positioning is also worth noting as it has been hung between gold-framed portraits of former First Ladies Hillary Clinton ...