MANILA (Reuters) -Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back towards the United States which supports the Southeast Asian nation in its maritime disputes with China.

MANILA: The Philippines insisted on Monday (Sep 16) that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long st

In contrast to other Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines has expressly aligned itself with the United States amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.