THE resupply missions to troops on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal will remain purely Philippine operations, the National Security Council (NSC) said Sunday after Washington vowed to “do what is necessary” to support them.
The shoal, which hosts a tiny Philippine garrison stationed on a deliberately beached old warship, has been a focus of escalating confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in recent months as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims to the entire South China Sea.
(UPDATES) THE Philippines and France signed an enhanced civil aviation cooperation “that will make Filipinos happy,” Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said on Wednesday. Bautista said to jumpstart the enhanced civil aviation cooperation signed recently, a […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Thursday that it was closely monitoring a tropical storm outside the country’s area of responsibility. Its international name is “Shanshan.” The […]
(UPDATES) SAILORS aboard two Philippine Coast Guard boats crashed through South China Sea waves, shadowed by Chinese vessels, as they attempted to bring desperately needed supplies to colleagues holed up on a ship inside a […]
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