Relations between the two countries have become increasingly fraught over the last year, with a series of clashes around the Spratly Islands.

The islands are part of a huge swath of the South ... Most boats approaching the Second Thomas Shoal come from Palawan, from the southeast. We came from the northwest, which the Chinese patrol ...

The "frank and constructive discussions” came two weeks after a major clash close to Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.

The island of Palawan is a long ... a thumb during a confrontation with the Chinese Coast Guard near Second Thomas Shoal, another disputed area in the Spratlys. The Chinese Coast Guard allegedly ...

The Western Command is the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ unified command responsible for operations at Second Thomas Shoal, Sabina Shoal and the Kalayaan Island Group. “You are at the ...

BRP SIERRA MADRE, a marooned transport ship which Philippine Marines live in as a military outpost, sits on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. — ...

China’s coast guard said a Philippine supply ship entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands that’s part of territory claimed by several nations.

The clash suggests that Beijing's pressure campaign, previously focused on Second Thomas Shoal, is moving to other parts of the Spratly Islands. A fishing boat and its crew members were taken from ...

Referring to China as 'our common enemy', General Romeo S Brawner, chief of staff, armed forces of the Philippines, on March 19, 2025 said that the island nation is keen to see India join a security ...