In 1962, President Diosdado Macapagal changed the date of Philippine Independence Day from July 4th to June 12th to honor the original declaration from 1898. 7. The First Philippine Flag Was Made ...

BEIJING (AP) — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...