THE Navy on Tuesday said it spotted fewer China vessels during the latest resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship that the Philippines deliberately grounded on Ayungin Shoal in 1999 to ...

Two People’s Liberation Army-Navy warships, five China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, and two Chinese maritime militia vessels were monitored during the rotation and resupply mission (Rore) on Jan. 24 for ...

Philippine forces have transported food and other supplies to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal without untoward incidents, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. It was the fifth ...

This marks the fifth successful resupply operation to troops aboard the BRP Sierra Madre under the Philippines-China understanding on RORE, an arrangement aimed at minimizing tensions in the West ...

The BRP Sierra Madre, which has remained on Second Thomas ... years but began to surge in number in 2023, according to ship ...

The Philippine Navy’s RORE missions to Ayungin Shoal this year started with a successful and unimpeded delivery provisions to the BRP Sierra Madre in February. But the following month ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China have agreed to uphold the “provisional understanding” allowing Manila’s rotation and resupply (RORE) missions to BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal at ...