Philippine forces have transported food and other supplies to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal without untoward incidents, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. It was the fifth ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Friday completed another rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines encountered two contrasting responses from China to its military and civilian activities on Friday: a resupply mission at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal went ...

THE Navy on Tuesday said it spotted fewer China vessels during the latest resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship that the Philippines deliberately grounded on Ayungin Shoal in 1999 to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the Philippines’ latest rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to Ayungin Shoal on January 24 was completed without ...

While Ayungin Shoal is within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Beijing insists that it’s part of their territory, which they define using the so-called 10-dash line. JANUARY ...

An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea on March 9, 2023. PHOTO: Reuters file PUBLISHED ON February 15 ...

MANILA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Philippines will soon decide on an international platform to sue China for alleged damage to the marine environment, its justice minister said, as it pursues a ...

A SENIOR Navy (PN) officer on Tuesday said that China’s, use of a long-range acoustic device (Lrad) against a Coast Guard (PCG) vessel patrolling the West Philippine Sea (WPS), highlights its ...

“The Philippine side, with U.S. support and solicitation, has been stirring up trouble in many spots in the South China Sea,” Wu Qian, a spokesperson for China’s defense ministry, said on ...

According to Malaya, the provisional understanding in Ayungin Shoal will not be expanded to other WPS features. “We are not gonna do that. As mentioned, itong arrangement na ito is only for Ayungin.