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

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 ...

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

MANILA, Philippines — On a day meant to honor Filipino soldiers' courage, Philippine troops carried out an undisturbed resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas ...

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 ...

The Philippine delivery of supplies and military personnel on Thursday to the Second Thomas ... outpost at the shoal — the ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday night said it has successfully conducted another incident-free rotation and resupply (RORE) mission for troops manning the BRP Sierra Madre ...

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

Manila said that “no untoward incidents" took place during Saturday's mission to Second Thomas ... The BRP Sierra Madre, a warship grounded on a shoal in the Spratly Islands, has become the ...

Philippine officials summoned a Chinese Embassy diplomat in Manila to convey a strong protest over the confrontation Tuesday off Second Thomas Shoal ... to the BRP Sierra Madre, a navy warship ...