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. The images tell a story of loss. A ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

There is a banner unfurled at the top of the cartoon, like a floating scroll, that says ‘Sierra Madre of Luzon.’ Yet a ...

Map generated through Google Earth Satellite ... that their right to roam the Sierra Madre has been constrained by checkpoints and dam site closure enforced by Philippine security forces since ...

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 report released by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources concluded that the BRP Sierra Madre, which the Philippine navy ... based on assessments that used satellite sensing technology and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beyond its impressive role as a natural barrier, Sierra Madre boasts a wealth of ecological resources, earning it the title of one of the Philippines’ last ecological frontiers. Its ecosystems ...

"The Philippines will likely need to continue resupply missions to the Sierra Madre, one way or another," said Duan Dang, a Vietnam-based maritime security analyst. "Backing down and accepting ...