Last month, the Philippines—an ally with whom America has a defense treaty and security commitment—was forced to withdraw a coast guard vessel it had anchored at SabinaShoal, an atoll well ...
After the Philippines recalled the BRP Teresa Magbanua from SabinaShoal earlier this month, Beijing said its coastguard would continue to "carry out consistent law enforcement activities" in the ...
The Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday it had deployed a ship to SabinaShoal on the Spratly archipelago, where it accused China of building an artificial island, having documented what it ...
vowing that "there will be a coast guard presence at Escoda Shoal" after the withdrawal of its flagship BRP Teresa Magbanua from the reef, known internationally as SabinaShoal.
A Chinese Coast Guard spokesperson said Saturday's incident took place off the disputed SabinaShoal, which has emerged as a new hotspot in the long-running maritime confrontations between the two ...
MANILA--The Philippines reaffirmed its position on SabinaShoal in the South China Sea even as it agreed with China to explore ways to lower the tension in area, its foreign ministry said on ...