Ayungin Shoal and Panatag Shoal are now among the major tension flashpoints in the West Philippine Sea. The BRP Sierra Madre was run aground in Ayungin Shoal to assert the country’s sovereign rights ...

Routine missions to Ayungin Shoal, also known as Second Thomas Shoal, were not always as incident-free as they have been in recent months. The shoal is a flashpoint for tensions between the ...

Col. Xerxes Trinidad, AFP public affairs office chief, said Chinese ships were tracking and monitoring the small group of Philippine vessels on their way to Ayungin Shoal. “Despite the presence ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines completed another rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on Tuesday, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday completed a resupply mission for personnel of the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal without incident. AFP Public Affairs ...

The Philippine Navy on Tuesday said the smoke seen at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal came from a fire drill, denying Chinese state media’s report that the crew was allegedly causing pollution.

Dailymotion AFP completes ‘hitch-free’ resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal; Chinese ships spotted Posted: March 5, 2025 | Last updated: March 5, 2025 The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP ...

The same type of aircraft was present over Filipino resupply missions in the Ayungin Shoal and China’s water cannon attacks on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

Of the 260, three were People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships, while 16 were China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels monitored around Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, where the Sierra Madre is ...

The Philippines has not yet responded to the claims. The reef, known in China as Renai Reef and Ayungin Shoal in the Philippines, lies about 200km (120 miles) from the Philippine island of Palawan ...

The Philippines completed another rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on Tuesday, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).