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Viewed from Manila, Ayungin is the whole dispute. Viewed from Washington or from Beijing, it is just one item on a long list.
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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal).
Viewed from Manila, Ayungin is the whole dispute. Viewed from Washington or from Beijing, it is just one item on a long list.
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China hits back at the US after Washington condemned Beijing’s actions during a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal, intensifying tensions in the West…
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The United States condemned Chinese maritime forces after they interfered with a Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal on 24 September.
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China accused the US of “fanning the flames” after Washington backed the Philippines over a confrontation during a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal.
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The AFP says Chinese warships and coast guard vessels disrupted a Philippine rotation and resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal, forcing a temporary suspension.
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The AFP temporarily suspended a rotation and resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal after Chinese naval and coast guard vessels closed in on Philippine ships and…
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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. rejected China’s call to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, saying Beijing has no right to make such a…
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Activists gather outside the Chinese Embassy in Makati City on Monday, 31 August 2026, to protest China’s call for the Philippines to remove the BRP Sierra…
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Winnie Monsod criticized the Marcos administration’s China arrangement over Ayungin Shoal, warning it could threaten Philippine sovereign rights and interests…
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AFP spokesperson Roy Vincent Trinidad accused China of rewriting history over the BRP Sierra Madre’s presence at Ayungin Shoal and cited Mischief Reef’s…
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The absence of conflict is proof that the arrangement is working exactly as Beijing designed it to work.
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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro disputes China’s claim of a provisional deal on Philippine resupply missions to BRP Sierra Madre, as experts warn the…
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Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could face impeachment if he authorized the provisional…
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It makes no sense for the Philippines to negotiate with China over terms that would allow the Philippines to enter its own waters.
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The DFA challenges former Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio to propose alternative solutions to its provisional RORE deal with China, defending the…
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Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warns that the DFA’s provisional understanding with China on Ayungin Shoal resupply missions…
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The deal with China is all wrong and risks walking back the country’s unassailable position in the West Philippine Sea.
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