Balabac Island is a new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement site to which US troops have access ... particularly to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. cautioned China against removing the BRP Sierra Madre —the country’s rusty warship ...

“If China were to take the Sierra Madre, that is a clear act of war ... exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, the Ayungin Shoal or the Second Thomas Shoal is a submerged reef in the ...

It is a rendezvous point for Philippine vessels headed to Ayungin Shoal, another contested feature in the West Philippine Sea, where the World War II-era vessel BRP Sierra Madre was deliberately ...

The Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa ... near Sabina Shoal may be in preparation for China's reclamation activities to build structures on top of the maritime feature, which is much closer to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The departure of BRP Teresa Magbanua to Escoda (Sabina) Shoal is “entirely different” from the 2012 incident in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal which led to China’s effective control ...

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN, Philippines — The government will send another vessel to Escoda (Sabina) Shoal to replace a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship that returned to port on Sunday after an ...

The Philippines would expect US intervention should China take the BRP Sierra Madre warship. The Sierra Madre is a grounded WWII vessel marking Philippine territory in the Second Thomas Shoal.