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Subic Bay was home to a sprawling U.S. navy base during the Cold War.

Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana apparently unaware of the deal, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo says.

Senator, analyst warn that pulling out of Visiting Forces Agreement places Manila at Beijing’s mercy over South China Sea.

Mark Esper says announcement occurred as nations are telling China to “obey international rules.”

Spokesman says troops will keep country secure despite Manila's decision to drop the Visiting Forces Agreement.

Jose Manuel Romualdez said he expects negotiators to recommend a VFA replacement to President Duterte.

Presence of USS Wasp shows Washington’s commitment to military ties with Manila, U.S. official says.

Manila says it is holding off for six months its plan to pull out of the 1999 Visiting Forces Agreement.

Foreign secretary praises President Duterte for keeping nation safe through alliance with Washington.

A strong alliance deters aggression and promotes regional stability, senior American diplomat says.

President Duterte says he is prepared to invoke Mutual Defense Treaty and call for American military assistance.

Mark Esper urges Southeast Asian nations “to take a very public posture” against Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea.

Hanoi has accused China's coast guard of sinking a fishing boat near the Paracel Islands.

China watchers say the country’s reaction to the ruling will have an impact on its regional and international relations.

China warns of “tit-for-tat” if Manila begins deporting undocumented Chinese, Filipino government official says.

Clarify “so-called ownership” in South China Sea, visiting Malaysian PM tells Beijing.

Department of Foreign Affairs calls on Beijing to “adhere to international law” in South China Sea.

Ethnic Mongolian activist Xinna describes a violent assault on the part of a plainclothes officer assigned to follow her.

China's official media say Trump shouldn't 'speak irresponsibly,' or cross China's 'bottom line.'

Big data and surveillance technology are being rolled out to give or deny access to people based on their recent movements and purchase history.

The veteran campaigner is detained on subversion charges amid a nationwide clampdown on memorial activities.

Chinese authorities detain an activist for posting a photo of the 1989 pro-democracy protests.

A photograph is posted to social media purporting to show the widow of late Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo browsing in a bookstore, but her friends say she ...

Chinese microbloggers comment following an activist's attack on a Western media mogul.

Chinese netizens sneer at official attempts to reassure the public over drinking water quality in Shanghai.

Public anger over environmental pollution is at an all-time high.

Official accounts don't stand up to scrutiny, according to an expert in biochemistry.

Activists and netizens hit out at lax government enforcement.

Safety watchdogs say Chinese pharmaceutical companies are using a dangerous industrial chemical to produce capsules.

The People's Liberation Army moves to quash calls for changes in China's change of command.