Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. downplayed recent Chinese maritime exercises near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, saying the activities are nothing out of the ordinary and will not deter the Philippines from asserting its rights in the West Philippine Sea...
Sailors and marines onboard BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) drove away intruding Chinese vessels, effectively diffusing the tense situation in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. confirmed this on Sunday,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal will continue under Manila’s Provisional Understanding with Beijing, despite reports of increased Chinese vessel activity in the area. “The rotation and resupply (RORE) missions to the BRP...
Combat-tested sailors and marines guarding the BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57), a Philippine Navy warship grounded in the waters of Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal), are ready to defend the country’s outpost in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) if Chinese forces ever try to board it, the Armed Forces of...
Tension gripped soldiers and marines onboard BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) as China deployed coast guard ships with water cannons and small boats armed with mounted weapons in the vicinity of Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) dismissed a video released by China showing the towing of Philippine vessels near BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG spokesperson for WPS, Commodore Jay Tarriela said the video published online by Chinese...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) denied on Friday, May 23, the claim by China that it supervised the military’s recent rotation and resupply (Rore) mission to BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, the AFP said that it does...
Just as the nation commemorated the 83 rd anniversary of the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on Wednesday, April 9, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) did not forget to honor the troops serving the country at a remote outpost in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The AFP completed a routine...
M/V Lapu-Lapu docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre during an unimpeded rotation and resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on March 4, 2025. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) (UPDATED) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) delivered food supplies and rotated its...
Thick smoke billows from BRP Sierra Madre, a Philippine Navy (PN) warship grounded on Ayungin Shoal in the Spratly Islands, West Philippine Sea, on Feb. 28, 2025. According to the PN, troops onboard the ship conducted a fire drill. (Courtesy of China Global Television Network / X account) A fire...
M/V Lapu-Lapu (white ship) docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre during a rotation and resupply mission by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Ayungin Shoal, West Philippine Sea on Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo: AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) successfully brought food supplies and...
The Philippines has completed its fifth Rotation and Reprovisioning (RORE) mission at Ayungin Shoal without recording any incidents amid ongoing diplomatic efforts with China, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. FIle photo In a statement on Friday evening, Jan. 24, the DFA thanked men and...
