The decrepit BRP Sierra Madre, a rusting World War II-era vessel, was run aground at Ayungin Shoal in 1999 in response to China's occupation of Philippine-claimed Mischief Reef in 1995. "The two sides ...

“The Philippines today completed another RORE mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, and again, no untoward incidents were reported,” Daza said in a statement on Friday, January 2 ...

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced yesterday a successful troop rotation and resupply mission for the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. “The AFP, together with the ...

He added that China also notifies the Philippines how many Chinese ships operate in the shoal. “It is a win for the Philippines — because at the end of the day, we are able to resupply BRP Sierra ...

M/V Lapu-Lapu docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre during the rotation and resupply mission conducted by the AFP in collaboration with the PCG on 24 January 2025 at Ayungin Shoal. The January 2025 ...

MANILA — The Philippines and China agreed to continue the implementation of rotation and resupply missions to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. The two countries held ...

Filipino forces delivered food and supplies to the detachment on board the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal without untoward incidents, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.

a combination of CCG and CMM vessels repeatedly confronted Philippine efforts to resupply its military forces on the BRP Sierra Madre, an old naval vessel grounded on Second Thomas Shoal.

MANILA, Philippines — Contrary to the claim of a Chinese official, the Philippines never sought permission from Beijing for its resupply missions at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the ... troops ...

where the rusting BRP Sierra Madre has served as an outpost. Tensions in Ayungin or Second Thomas Shoal has gone down following a “provisional agreement” between China and the Philippines ...

A week later, China asserted that it had granted the Philippines “permission” to resupply the BRP Sierra Madre warship in the Second Thomas Shoal of the Spratly Islands. The grounded vessel ...