It would be an “act of war” if China were to remove the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, ...

The agreement would allow the Philippines to resupply the grounded BRP Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal. Predictably, China sought to interpret the agreement as reinforcing its illegal claims ...

Troops assigned overseas will be able to stream every NFL game this season on the AFN Now app for free beginning Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Ryan Kang/Getty Images) Service members assigned overseas ...

MANILA, Philippines — The BRP Sierra Madre, a naval outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, could withstand Severe Tropical Storm Enteng as it approaches the West Philippine Sea. Rear Admiral Roy ...

The Chinese coastguard on Saturday issued its fourth warning in a week against Philippine vessel movements near the contested Sabina Shoal in the ... coastguard ship BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV ...

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 Made has been aground since ...

Beijing accused a Philippine ship of deliberately running into a Chinese coast guard vessel on Saturday near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents ...

Over the past week, Chinese and Philippine vessels have engaged in multiple collisions and face-offs near Sabina Shoal ... stationed on the rusting BRP Sierra Madre. A similar blockade is playing ...