The year 2024 again saw rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), highlighted by what could be the most violent ...
From being a mere rendezvous point on regular resupply missions in a nearby military outpost at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal ...
using the Philippine name for the South China Sea. "There were no untoward incidents during the mission," he said. The BRP Sierra Madre is a dilapidated World War II-era navy ship that was ...
The Philippines occupied the shoal by permanently beaching a navy ship in its shallows in 1999 ... grounded and rusting warship, the BRP Sierra Madre. In the worst confrontation, Chinese forces ...
The Philippine Navy delivered Christmas Noche Buena packages last week to soldiers on the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal ...
With Christmas Day just over a week away, the Navy brought holiday cheer to Filipino troops stationed at remote outposts in ...
A dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre sits at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea (Aaron Favila/AP) The ...
A dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre sits at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea (Aaron Favila/AP) The Philippine ...
The Philippines occupied the shoal by permanently beaching a navy ship in its shallows in 1999 ... outpost at the shoal — the long-grounded and rusting warship, the BRP Sierra Madre. In the worst ...