“Only the Philippine Navy and other Philippine-flagged law enforcement ships have the authority ... for a Philippine resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal. The task force emphasized that Manila ...

when Chinese ships frequently blocked or harassed Philippine vessels in the area. Ayungin Shoal, internationally known as Second Thomas Shoal, is a submerged reef in the West Philippine Sea where ...

Navy personnel who completed a two-month deployment to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal were treated to their ...

A total of 40 Chinese vessels were spotted in the West Philippine ... Ayungin Shoal or Second Thomas Shoal Seven PLAN and five CCG vessels in Escoda Shoal or Sabina Shoal Trinidad said the Philippine ...

United States has deployed one of its most advanced anti-ship missile systems, the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), to the northern reaches of the Philippine ...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos is concerned about the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) “dangerous maneuvers” off the coast of Zambales province that nearly resulted in a collision with a Philippine ..

Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine ... 14 CCG ships in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal); six CCG vessels in Ayungin Shoal; and seven PLAN and five CCG ships in Sabina Shoal. "We ...

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 ...