The agreement would allow the Philippines to resupply the grounded BRP Sierra Madre on SecondThomasShoal. Predictably, China sought to interpret the agreement as reinforcing its illegal claims ...
Following a particularly violent encounter at the SecondThomasShoal in June, which saw Chinese coast guard personnel brandishing axes at Filipino soldiers and slashing their rubber boats ...
Sabina Shoal, known to the Philippines as Escoda and ... Guard vessels was to occupy the shoal similarly to the outpost at SecondThomasShoal. The following is a timeline of major events ...
CANBERRA: China and the Philippines reached a deal in July to enable the continuation of Philippine resupply missions at the disputed SecondThomasShoal in the South China Sea. The ...