MANILA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Philippine foreign ministry said on Monday it had made "firm representations" to China's embassy and its ambassador in Manila over what it described as an "escalation of public exchanges" between them and Philippine officials over disputes in the South China Sea.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has announced the discovery of a new natural gas deposit near the disputed South China Sea.

The Philippine military is slated to receive surveillance aircraft and additional maintenance support from Washington through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program, according to new contract documents.

By Karen Lema MANILA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Current ASEAN chair the Philippines said it looked forward to further talks with opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta, and expected to engage more groups while staying open to the outcome of its general elections,

The Philippines said on Wednesday that it will restore access to the Grok artificial intelligence system after the company of tech billionaire Elon Musk promised to remove features that allow for creation of pornographic content.

The NOAH project, which ran daily from 2012 to 2016, helped the Philippines avoid ‘mass casualties in one place affected by a hazard’.

Alexandra Eala, Donna Vekic and several other WTA stars have made it to Manila, Philippines for the 2026 Philippine Women's Open, the maiden WTA event to be held in the Southeast Asian country.