Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and current President Marcos Jr’s differing South China Sea strategies reveal the ...

THE Philippines did not seek permission from China to carry out the March 4 rotation and resupply (Rore) mission for the contingent manning BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) beached at the Ayungin Shoal ...

The BRP Sierra Madre was grounded Ayungin since 1999 to assert the country’s sovereign rights in the western section of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “As the nation marks the 83rd Anniversary of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has again managed to deliver food and other supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. Experiencing no interference from ...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Navy personnel who completed last week a two-month deployment to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal were not only awarded medals but were also ...

BRP SIERRA MADRE, a marooned transport ship which Philippine Marines live in as a military outpost, sits on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. — ...

An Army drone unit operating out of Edwin Andrews Air Base was seen overflying a resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) in 2023. Washington’s continuing support for internal security ...

mission to our troops stationed aboard BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) in Ayungin Shoal on 04 March 2025,” the NTF WPS said. Ayungin Shoal is a feature well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic ...

A view of the Sierra Madre from Tanay, Rizal With fresh air from the Sierra Madre and a scenic Laguna de Bay backdrop, this province offers pilgrims a peaceful retreat that is just an hour away ...

An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea.(REUTERS/File) The newly discovered oilfield in the eastern South ...

Already, there was talk of a prehistoric culture of "cliff dwellers" — now known as the Anasazi — that seemed to have vanished into thin air ... into Mexico's Sierra Madre, and were still ...