After multiple maritime clashes, the Philippines invited journalists on a mission to resupply the Sierra Madre. A reporter for The Times was given rare access. By Camille Elemia Reporting from the ...

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner receives sailors returning from BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) following the resupply and personnel transfer mission on July 27 ...

Beijing urged Manila to keep its word on Monday as the two countries disputed key elements of a deal over resupply missions to a South China Sea shoal within hours of it being struck. “We hope that ...

Several incidents have happened in recent months near the shoal which lies less than 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from the nearest Philippines coast and where it maintains the Sierra Madre ...

The Philippines’ assertion of sovereignty over the Ayungin Shoal, backed by the presence of the BRP Sierra Madre, underscores its stance against China’s expansive territorial claims.

Experts say China could be ‘testing’ the Philippines’ operational response amid mounting pressure over Manila’s recent ...

Last Friday, the Philippines successfully resupplied a Navy vessel it had deliberately beached on the Second Thomas Shoal. The BRP Sierra Madre hosts Philippine Marines who defend Manila’s claim ...

A dilapidated World War II-era vessel called the Sierra Madre, run aground on a tiny ... a provisional agreement that would allow the Philippines to take supplies out to the ship, in hopes that ...

with the Chinese is probably the best way to go.” Romualdez also confirmed reporting that the Philippines has reinforced the Sierra Madre — a concern for China, which objects to any attempts ...

The Philippines has kept a small group of sailors on the ship, the Sierra Madre, ever since. Tensions have flared especially over the Second Thomas Shoal, where the Philippines runs regular ...

Given the Philippines’ limited navy and coast guard vessels, the country is regularly confronted by encroaching Chinese maritime forces. At the centre of this geopolitical tit-for-tat is the BRP ...