China's coast guard said the Philippines on Friday sent a civilian vessel to deliver provisions to its warship "illegally ...

Analysts say the agreement 'commits both states to a status quo' and urge the Philippines to hold firm on its South China Sea ...

Following this month's incident, a Philippine navy official made clear that Manila would not allow Beijing to remove its military outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal. Addressing the Australian ...

Second Thomas Shoal, part of the disputed Spratly Islands ... was deliberately grounded in 1999 to create a territorial outpost. The ship remains an actively commissioned military vessel, meaning ...

The Filipino vessel was on its way Sunday to a Philippine outpost in the Second Thomas Shoal, where tensions have escalated in recent weeks. Manila said Beijing's "dangerous blocking manoeuvres ...

Getting to the Second Thomas Shoal took months of negotiations with ... mission but said they were proud to serve in such a remote outpost in defense of Philippines territory.

The country's military chief claims that the incident saw Chinese boats come within five meters of the Philippine outpost at Second Thomas Shoal.

Manila resupplies its outpost in the Second Thomas Shoal, in the Spratly Islands, every month to reinforce its economic rights to waters that are both rich in fish and mineral resources.

The country's military chief claims that the incident saw Chinese boats come within five meters of the Philippine outpost at Second Thomas Shoal. The China Coast Guard is expanding its reach in ...

MANILA, Philippines — From being a mere rendezvous point on regular resupply missions in a nearby military outpost at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal is emerging as a new ...

In early August, a Chinese coast guard ship used a water cannon against one of two Philippine supply boats to prevent it from approaching the Second Thomas Shoal. The brazen move, which was caught ...