The Philippines said a Chinese coast guard ship "fired its water cannon" at a government vessel on Sunday morning. Beijing said the vessel "ignored repeated stern warnings" and approached dangerously.

Some areas in Metro Manila, Rizal, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna will have power interruptions this week because of maintenance works, Meralco said on Sunday. In Metro Manila, some parts of Brgy.

Beijing and Manila struck a rare conciliatory tone, downplaying their simmering maritime tensions in the Sea during a farewell meeting on Thursday between President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and outgoing Chinese envoy Huang Xilian.

The Philippine Coast Guard confiscated a Chinese-made autonomous underwater vessel operating within the country’s waters in the South China Sea over the weekend, marking the latest seizure of Beijing’s subsurface drones by Manila in recent years.

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought the "Thrilla in Manila" 50 years ago. It's still viewed as the greatest and most brutal boxing match ever.