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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines carried out a resupply mission at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday without any Chinese interference, the military said on ...

MANILA: Chinese ships staged a rare “invasion” of Ayungin or Second Thomas Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in a “calculated show of force by Beijing,” after disrupting a Philippine ...

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 ...

China Coast Guard 5901, the world's largest coast guard ship known as "The Monster," was spotted near BRP Sierra Madre in ...

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), former US Air Force official and former Defence Attaché Ray Powell said the CCG 5901 has joined CCG 5203 in Ayungin Shoal as of 7:26 a.m. "The 165-meter China ...

M/V Lapu-Lapu docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre during the Rotation and Resupply (RORE) mission conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in close coordination with the Philippine Coast ...

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 ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said Wednesday it has completed a rotation and resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on Tuesday. In a statement, the AFP said no untoward incident ...

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.

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 ...

Locsin said the Ayungin Shoal is part of the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), which is an integral part of the Philippines, as well as the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and continental shelf ...