MANILA, Philippines — With its tactic of intimidation drawing outrage and unsuccessful in stopping Philippine resupply missions for troops on the BRP Sierra ... the China coast guard (CCG ...

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and current President Marcos Jr’s differing South China Sea strategies reveal the ...

“The China Coast Guard took professional and restrained ... The Philippines in 1999 beached the Sierra Madre on the shoal and has since populated it with a contingent of marines to create ...

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

After the Philippines deliberately grounded the Sierra Madre on the shallows of Scarborough Shoal in 1999, China surrounded the atoll with its coast guard, navy and suspected militia ships to ...

Click to enlarge Chinese coast guard ships loom on the horizon just beyond the shoal, which is part of the Spratly Islands -- territory claimed by both the Philippines and China. The Sierra Madre ...

MANILA--A Chinese coast guard ... the BRP Sierra Madre, the task force said. It was the latest flare-up in long-simmering territorial disputes in the South China Sea, one of the world’s busiest ...

As the country commemorates the 83rd Araw ng Kagitingan on Wednesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced ...

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

BEIJING: China's coast guard said on Wednesday (Apr 9) it had allowed a Philippine civilian vessel to deliver provisions to a warship "illegally grounded" at the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll ...

Incidents between Manila and Beijing over contested South China Sea maritime ... a resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) last June, when Chinese Coast Guard personnel boarded Manila ...