MANILA, Philippines — The condition of the BRP Sierra Madre – the dilapidated warship ... And so, we have, in my view, it’s time that the countries that feel that they have an involvement ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Satellite images don’t lie. Once a lush and sprawling green lifeline, Sierra Madre’s forests in Dinapigue, Isabela, now bear the scars of mining and deforestation.

BRP Sierra Madre has been grounded near the Second Thomas Shoal for 24 years. The Second Thomas Shoal is a contested part of the South China Sea that both China and the Philippines claim.

Philippine military officials said this week that Chinese rigid hull inflatable boats intercepted an aerial resupply drop destined for Marines aboard BRP Sierra Madre at Second Thomas Shoal in an ...

Amid continuing tensions between the Philippines and China in the SCS (South China Sea), as the latter blocks Manila’s resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre over the disputed Second Thomas ...

With China’s increasing maritime activities in the region, the Philippines has found it vital to reinforce its position. The BRP Sierra Madre stands as both a defensive linchpin and a symbol of ...

A dilapidated World War II-era vessel called the Sierra Madre, run aground on a tiny ... coast guard repeatedly swarming and ramming Philippine vessels to stop them from resupplying the ship.

with the Chinese is probably the best way to go.” Romualdez also confirmed reporting that the Philippines has reinforced the Sierra Madre — a concern for China, which objects to any attempts ...

Given the Philippines’ limited navy and coast guard vessels, the country is regularly confronted by encroaching Chinese maritime forces. At the centre of this geopolitical tit-for-tat is the BRP ...

In those early years (of martial rule and as a Columban missionary in the Philippines), I shared the view of many in the social action ... members of indigenous communities from some parts of the ...