Despite proclaiming a “one China” policy, Manila has been moving toward greater economic and security cooperation with Taipei.

The Philippine government on Sunday disputed China's latest advisory warning its students about safety risks in the country, calling the security alert "inaccurate" and "mischaracterizing" the actual situation on the ground.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets U.S. President Donald Trump this week, hoping Manila's status as a key Asian ally will secure a more favorable trade deal before an August 1 deadline.

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China’s Education Ministry has issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines, following what it describes as a series of criminal incidents targeting Chinese nationals.

Scarborough Shoal is located within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and is nearly 700 miles from China.

Ministry of Education says public security in the Philippines has been unstable and Chinese have frequently been targeted.

Manila’s significant shift could pave the way for the Philippines, an American treaty ally, to play a bigger role in regional defense if China invades Taiwan.

The country has been gradually expanding military cooperation with the U.S., Japan, and Beijing-claimed Taiwan.

China and the Philippines on Sunday accused each other of causing collisions in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the latest in a string of maritime confrontations between the two countries ...

China and the Philippines blamed each other for the confrontation and each asserted their own sovereign rights over the shoal, which Filipinos call Ayungin and the Chinese call Ren’ai Jiao.

Philippines President Marcos Jr is set to visit India between August 4-8, the navies of the two countries will hold the first ever joint bilateral maritime exercise.