Ayungin Shoal Archives

Civilian groups to deliver Christmas gifts to soldiers in BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin shoal

By Text and photos by Bullit Marquez | Oct 03, 2023 6:38 PM

Members of several organizations concerned about China’s aggressive activities in West Philippine Sea are organizing a trip Christmas time to Ayungin Shoal where the rusting BRP Sierra Madre manned by Marine soldiers stands, asserting Philippine sovereignty in the waters also claimed by China.

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On board the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal: A journalist’s first-hand account

By Charmaine Deogracias | Sep 24, 2023 8:11 PM

True to a Biblical reference on the wise man who built his house on a rock, BRP Sierra Madre stands defiantly on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even as one of Asia Pacific’s top military superpowers has been trying to have it removed for almost 30 years now.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: PCG did NOT fire water cannon vs China

By VERA FILES | Sep 22, 2023 5:35 PM

A YouTube channel concocted a fake story that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) engaged in a water cannon fight with Chinese militia near Ayungin Shoal. This is not true. It also edited photos of previous maritime exercises to support its bogus claim. Posted on Sept. 19, the eight-minute and five-second video bore the headline: “PCG […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos contradicts DFA, NTF-WPS on Ayungin Shoal

By VERA Files | Aug 08, 2023 6:44 PM

By saying that the conflicting maritime claims of the Philippines and China over Ayungin Shoal is a “gray area,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. contradicted the assertions of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) that the 2016 arbitral court decision had declared the area as […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos kinontra ang DFA, NTF-WPS sa Ayungin Shoal

By VERA Files | Aug 08, 2023 6:44 PM

Ang Ayungin Shoal ay isang low-tide elevation na hindi maaaring angkinin o maging paksa ng isang sovereignty claim sa ilalim ng international law. Malinaw na nakasaad sa final at binding award sa South China Sea arbitration noong Hulyo 12, 2016 na ang Ayungin Shoal ay “nasa loob ng exclusive economic zone at continental shelf ng Pilipinas” kung saan ang Pilipinas ay may sovereign rights at hurisdiksyon, sinabi ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa isang pahayag, na sinang-ayunan ng National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ayungin Shoal is part of the Philippines’ EEZ, contrary to claim of China’s foreign ministry spokesman

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bahagi ng EEZ ng Pilipinas ang Ayungin Shoal, taliwas sa sinasabi ng China foreign ministry spokesman

By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2023 2:42 PM

Ang Ren’ai Reef, na kilala bilang Ayungin Shoal sa Pilipinas at Second Thomas Shoal sa buong mundo, ay bahagi ng 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone at continental shelf ng Pilipinas, batay sa arbitral win ng bansa noong 2016 laban sa China.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ayungin Shoal is part of the Philippines’ EEZ, contrary to claim of China’s foreign ministry spokesman

By VERA Files | Jul 19, 2023 2:42 PM

Ayungin Shoal is part of the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, according to the July 12, 2016 arbitral ruling against China.

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Will the MDT be operationalized in Ayungin Shoal clash?

By Ellen Tordesillas | Feb 15, 2023 11:48 PM

The assurance of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Feb. 2 that the Mutual Defense Treaty is applicable on the West Philippine Sea will be tested in Ayungin Shoal as Chinese ships become more determined to block any more attempts by the Philippine Navy to repair the dilapidated BRP Sierra Madre, which is holding out as a block to China’s expansionism in the South China Sea.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China’s foreign ministry spokesman falsely claims Ayungin Shoal is part of China

By VERA Files | Feb 15, 2023 11:35 AM

Ayungin Shoal, internationally known as Second Thomas Shoal and called Ren’ai Reef by China, is part of the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf of the Philippines, according to the July 12, 2016 decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

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Is the Philippines ready for China’s retaliation?

Mar 31, 2014 12:02 AM

By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS NO ifs and buts about it: the Philippines and China are no longer friends. That’s a decision that the Philippines made when it hauled China to the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal over the latter’s all -South -China -Sea-encompassing 9-dash line map. As former ambassador to the United Nations Lauro Baja […]

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