As a low-tide elevation, Ayungin Shoal generates no maritime entitlement of its own and cannot be claimed by any other state,” the DFA said.

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro yesterday raised with her Chinese counterpart the ...

At least two Filipino vessels were damaged in Tuesday’s latest rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to the contingent ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said the Philippines alone "holds the sovereign ...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday dismissed efforts to mischaracterize the provisional understanding ...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro said she is ready to face any Senate inquiry into the so-called “Ayungin provisional ...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said its “provisional understanding” with China on the Ayungin Shoal does not in any ...

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine military chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. said soldiers will continue to exercise “maximum tolerance” in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal amid the “increase” of Chinese ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is asking the Senate to investigate the so-called “Ayungin Deal” or ...

The group was made official mid-2024 — following the violent attack by the China Coast Guard on Philippine soldiers during a June 17 resupply mission to the shoal On November 19, as he spent what was ...

A total of 24 Chinese vessels were seen in Ayungin Shoal ahead of a possible rotation and resupply mission to the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre, according to a military official on Friday.

MANILA, Philippines — Chinese vessels, some armed with heavy-caliber weapons, maintained their presence around Ayungin Shoal on Monday, August 25, though their numbers slightly dropped compared to the ...