China claim BRP Sierra Madre ‘polluting’ WPS false – PH Navy

A RANKING Philippine Navy (PN) official on Tuesday denied reports made by Chinese media that the BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) in Ayungin Shoal is polluting the West Philippine Sea by burning its waste materials.

PH denies China's environmental damage claim vs. BRP Sierra Madre

THE NATIONAL Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) on Tuesday belied China's claims that the Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre (LS-57) is causing massive environmental damage to the Ayungin Shoal.

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.