On a day meant to honor Filipino soldiers' courage, Philippine troops carried out an undisturbed resupply mission to the BRP ...

Seventh trouble-free mission to disputed Second Thomas Shoal could be due to the July 2024 arrangement between both sides, ...

THE PHILIPPINE military on Wednesday said it had completed a routine resupply mission to its marooned naval ship at Second Thomas Shoal, a hotly contested maritime feature in the South China Sea where ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday night said it has successfully conducted another incident-free ...

The BRP Sierra Madre, which has remained on Second Thomas Shoal ever since, has now become the epicenter of escalating tensions between the Philippines and China — and a singular trip wire that ...

In 1999, the Philippines purposely grounded the Sierra Madre at the Second Thomas Shoal. The secretary of defense at the time, Orlando Sanchez Mercado, claimed it was in reaction to China's ...

FILE - A dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre sits at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023 ...

An analysis of the Philippines’ recent resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal suggests that the understanding can, in fact, satisfy both sides’ red lines. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says that he is ...

Several prominent Filipinos say the deal has effectively handed control of the Second Thomas Shoal to China Beijing's recent aggressive moves in the South China Sea could be due to its impression that ...

The relatively peaceful Rore was due to the successful Bilateral Consultation Mechanism (BCM) between Manila and Beijing.

BEIJING: China's coast guard said on Wednesday (Apr 9) it had allowed a Philippine civilian vessel to deliver provisions to a ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday said it completed a rotation and resupply (RORE) mission to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal without any untoward incident. “The RORE was ...