PH, China agree to uphold 'provisional arrangement' for Ayungin RORE

THE PHILIPPINE and Chinese governments have agreed to continue honoring the “provisional arrangement” for the country’s unhampered rotation and resupply (RORE) missions to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal during their latest bilateral consultation mechanism (BCM), according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

DFA: No solid proof call on alleged ‘new model’ transpired

THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has yet to receive solid proof that a call on the alleged “new model” in the Ayungin Shoal has transpired between a Chinese diplomat and a ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) official.

NTF-WPS: Ayungin proposal ‘a lie’ meant to confuse Filipinos

THE ALLEGED new arrangement of the Philippine government with China to manage the situation in Ayungin Shoal is a lie fabricated by China to confuse the Filipinos, an official of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said Tuesday.

No admin official agreed to China on Ayungin proposal – DFA

THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said no official of the Marcos administration has entered into any agreement with China regarding Ayungin Shoal.

NSC: China’s ‘new model’ in Ayungin Shoal a new invention

CHINA’S SO-called “new model” of conduct around Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is “nothing more than a new invention,” the National Security Council (NSC) said Monday.

Carpio: Duterte exceeded authority in ‘gentleman’s agreement’

RETIRED SUPREME Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday said former President Rodrigo Duterte acted beyond his authority and surrendered the country's rights if he did indeed enter into a “gentleman's agreement’ with China not to maintain BRP Sierra Madre, the Philippine Marine outpost in Ayungin Shoal.

Wescom troops to continue WPS resupply missions amid challenges

ARMED FORCES of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., told troops of the Palawan-based Western Command (Wescom) to continue persevering with their rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) and other missions aimed at ensuring the country's sovereign rights despite challenges in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Marcos defies China, asserts sovereignty over contested reef

CHINA IS demanding the Philippines remove a scuttled naval vessel being used as an occupied base from the disputed Ayungin Shoal or Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, but President Ferdinand Marcos stood firm that the country will continue to assert its sovereignty over the territory.

Marcos stands firm vs. China’s harassment in West Philippine Sea

PRESIDENT FERDINAND Marcos Jr said the Philippines will not cede an inch of its territory in the West Philippines Sea largely being claimed by Beijing following a recent harassment by the Chinese Coast Guard vessel at a Filipino patrol delivering supplies to BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) inside Filipino waters.

China harassment continues

BEIJING CONTINUES to harass the Philippines following a recent incident where a Chinese Coast Guard vessel fired green laser light at a Filipino patrol delivering supplies to BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) inside Philippine waters of West Philippine Sea.

China tells Philippines to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal

BEIJING HAS told the Philippines to remove its dilapidated war ship manned by soldiers on Ayungin Shoal after the China Coast Guard harassed last week a pair of civilian boats carrying supplies for the Filipino troops.