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  1. 12 hours ago · In recent months, the Philippines and China have clashed over an unlikely prize: the Sierra Madre, a rusting ex-American amphibious landing ship from World War II, which the Philippine Navy grounded on the Second Thomas Shoal in 1999 to assert its rights over the area.

  2. 12 hours ago · FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023/File Photo (Corrects quotation mark in ...

  3. 12 hours ago · An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre, a decommissioned Philippine navy vessel manned by a contingent of marines, anchored at the contested Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea as part ...

  4. 12 hours ago · The assault seriously wounded one sailor who lost a finger. The Chinese also confiscated rifles and deliberately damaged equipment on Navy boats used to deliver supplies to the Sierra Madre. The military has condemned the attack as “barbaric” and demanded that China pay P60 million in damages. Will match weapons

  5. 12 hours ago · A Philippine official said last year Manila was consulting the US Army Corps of Engineers on how best to stabilise the BRP Sierra Madre, which was grounded on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, Poling said, while US aircraft have been filmed providing overwatch of the ship on multiple occasions.

  6. 12 hours ago · On June 17, CCG personnel rammed, towed, and even boarded Philippine Navy boats during the resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre, which the Philippine military said led to what they deem as ...

  7. 12 hours ago · The construction of an 82-kilometer route across the Sierra Madre National Park is intended to improve access to the province's three coastal communities. The project's authorized budget contract, worth P1.5 billion, will traverse across the foothills of the Northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges, which cover 359,486 hectares.