Scott Simon, who dedicated 52 years playing the piano for doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai, California, at the age of 75 after a long battle with sinus cancer, his daughter Nina ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government is spending P5 million for an automated hatchery project that seeks to improve the breeding process and production of milkfish fry in a bid to boost the ...

Situated within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, the Ayungin Shoal or the Second Thomas Shoal is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands, standing as a symbol of the ...

Ayungin Shoal, site of a violent clash between Chinese and Philippine forces only in June, is "uncharacteristically" quiet. From a distance, BRP Sierra Madre, an active Philippine naval post, slowly ...

In just two months, though, the Philippines lost the 2 trillion square inches that make up Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on July 2 and Escoda (Sabina) Shoal just yesterday morning. It was a result of ...

The clashes and dangerous incidents between the Philippine Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea, especially in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal and more recently at ...

THE enemy is at the gate — if one only calculates the distance between the Ayungin and the Scarborough Shoals from the nearest points of undisputed Philippine territory, and it is clearly within — as ...

Since last year, China’s coast guard vessels have repeatedly blasted water cannons, used military-grade lasers and blocked Philippine government ships from conducting resupply missions from a shoal, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...