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Philippines-China tensions

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Philippines-China tensions.

  1. ‘WPS, atin ‘to!’

    ‘WPS, atin ‘to!’

    Instead of looking for ways to resolve the issue and galvanize the people to take collective action, these politicos deliberately sow discord to weaken each…

  2. As Trump, Xi sip tea

    As Trump, Xi sip tea

    Viewed from Manila, Ayungin is the whole dispute. Viewed from Washington or from Beijing, it is just one item on a long list.

  3. China hits U.S. over WPS clash

    China hits U.S. over WPS clash

    China hits back at the US after Washington condemned Beijing’s actions during a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal, intensifying tensions in the West…

  4. DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong

    DND hits China’s ‘evasive’ response

    The Philippines vowed to enforce its laws amid West Philippine Sea tensions, as the DFA filed 27 diplomatic protests against China in the first half of 2026…

  5. JV EJERCITO

    JV blasts racial slur in AI video

    The diplomatic dispute between the Philippines and China intensified after Philippine officials condemned an AI-generated video by China Daily depicting…

  6. Trappings of power

    Trappings of power

    A bald, elected official funded by taxpayers has been absent from the Senate for weeks, allegedly hiding over a still-unconfirmed ICC warrant.

  7. DND, AFP lash back at Chinese spox over WPS

    DND, AFP lash back at Chinese spox over WPS

    The exchange comes amid persistent diplomatic and security friction between Manila and Beijing over competing claims and activities in the WPS.

  8. THE Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command launched a joint rescue operation for a capsized foreign cargo ship in waters near Scarborough Shoal. The vessel, en route from the Philippines to Guangdong, China, was carrying 21 Filipino crew members. Seventeen have been rescued.

    Beijing summons Phl envoy over Xi ‘smear’

    China summons the Philippine ambassador over PCG spokesperson Jay Tarriela’s satirical post on Xi Jinping, accusing him of “provocation,” while a Filipino…