The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

Sabina Shoal, known to the Philippines as Escoda and by China as Xianbin Jiao, is the latest flashpoint in the South China Sea between Manila and Beijing. Located 75 nautical miles from the ...

THE Navy’s spokesman for the West Philippine Sea on Tuesday said that Escoda Shoal (also known as Sabina Shoal) will not end up controlled by the Chinese like what happened to Scarborough Shoal ...

A five-month standoff between Manila and Beijing over a disputed maritime feature in the South China Sea has entered a new ...

The shoal became the latest flashpoint between the two countries after China responded by sending a larger ship. The Philippines alleged that China blocked its efforts to resupply the crew.

MANILA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, its coast guard said on Monday after a Philippine ship returned ...

MANILA/BEIJING (Reuters) -The Philippines will stick to its position on Sabina Shoal, it said on Thursday, even while exploring ways to ease tension in the area during "frank and candid" talks ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday said the country has not lost Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the pullout of BRP Teresa Magbanua. “As far as the Philippines Coast ...

Philippines Sends Replacement Ship to Sabina Shoal, Vows Continued Presence MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines said it was sending a vessel to Sabina Shoal to replace a coast guard ship that ...

But do not mistake that as Manila giving up on Sabina Shoal, said PCG spokesman Jay Tarriela at a press briefing on Sept 16. “It is wrong to say that we lost territory in Escoda Shoal. We have ...

Manila had deployed the coast guard flagship BRP Teresa Magbanua to Sabina Shoal in April to stop Beijing from building an artificial island there, as it has atop several other disputed spots in ...