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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) Delfin Lorenzana on Monday confirmed that the vessels conducting the resupply mission for Filipino troops stationed aboard the BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea have already left Palawan. "The resupply ships left this morning from Oyster Bay in Palawan and will reach (BRP) Sierra Madre tomorrow (Tuesday morning). The Chinese Ambassador (Huang Xilian) assured me they will ...

The Philippines defense chief said after talks with the Chinese ambassador to Manila that China "will not interfere."

MANILA - The European Union (EU) and Canada have joined other nations in expressing "strong opposition" over "provocative actions" in the South China Sea after Chinese coast guard vessels blocked and attacked two Philippine supply boats with water cannons headed for Ayungin Shoal last week. In a statement on Monday, EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Nabila Massrali reiterated the EU's "strong opposition to unilateral actions that endanger peace,...

The Philippines' defence chief said on Sunday a military resupply mission for the country's troops stationed on an atoll in the South China Sea will resume this week, after it was aborted last week when it was blocked by Chinese coast guard.

National Defense Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday said the resupply mission to Filipino troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will proceed this week. Lorenzana made this remark when asked to confirm Western Command chief Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez's comments that the resupply will proceed per the DND chief's orders. "Yes, there (are) such inst...

National Defense Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday said the resupply mission to Filipino troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will proceed this week. Lorenzana made this remark when asked to confirm Western Command chief Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez's comments that the resupply will proceed per the DND chief's orders. "Yes, these (are) such inst...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' defence chief said on Sunday a military resupply mission for the country's troops stationed on an atoll in the Sou...

Dozens of Chinese vessels have recently been frequenting the waters near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a military commander reported on Sunday, Nov. 21. Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, commander of the Western Command (WesCom) in Palawan, said at least 26 maritime m

Manila: The Philippines' defence chief said on Sunday a military resupply mission for the country's troops stationed on an atoll in the South...

The interrupted resupply mission for the military personnel stationed at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is expected to be smooth-sailing when it resumes this week, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana assured Sunday, Nov. 21. A China Coas