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Philippines urges China to remove shoal structure, warns against island-building

A satellite image shows a possible raft at the opening to Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea, May 30, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Philippines urges China to remove structure in disputed shoal

Aerial monitoring by several agencies in the Philippines earlier confirmed the presence of a six-by-six metre floating structure with what appears to be an antenna within the Scarborough Shoal.

Death toll from Philippines quake rises to 46

People inspect the damage at the site of a collapsed wall separating a warehouse-type facility and several homes, a day after an earthquake, in General Santos City, southern Philippines, on June 9.

Philippines foreign minister says she plans to meet Myanmar ethnic groups soon

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers an opening statement during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting ahead of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings in Cebu City, Philippines, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Outdoor hospitals, shaken communities as Philippine quake toll hits 41

Patients are temporarily stationed outside the Sarangani Provincial Hospital in Alabel on June 9, 2026, after an influx of patients arrived following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Philippines takes diplomatic action against China over floating structure in South China Sea

A satellite image shows a possible raft at the opening to Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea, on May 27.

Philippine ex-policeman arrested over S. Korean’s death in notorious drug war killing

Rafael Dumlao (right), was arrested in connection with the killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo (left).

Philippine quake toll hits 41 as rescuers race to reach those still trapped

A collapsed grocery store in General Santos on June 9, a day after the southern Philippine city was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake.

Over 1,000 aftershocks recorded after powerful Mindanao earthquake

A drone view shows a collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Mindanao island, Philippines, on June 8.

Tsunami waves arrive in Japan after 7.8 quake off Philippines

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency's Earthquake and Tsunami Countermeasures Planning Office issues a tsunami warning in response to an offshore earthquake that struck southern Phlippines.

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