The Chinese military vowed to safeguard the country's national sovereignty and security in the South China Sea.

In 2016, an international tribunal at the Hague ruled the Philippines has exclusive economic rights in a 200-mile zone that includes Sabina Shoal and the area where the Cape Engaño was rammed. China ...

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

MANILA, Philippines — China Coast Guard harassed and blocked a Filipino boat from entering Escoda (Sabina) Shoal twice last month, a fisherfolk revealed. This was revealed in a three-page handwritten ...

After the Philippines recalled the BRP Teresa Magbanua from Sabina Shoal earlier this month, Beijing said its coastguard would continue to "carry out consistent law enforcement activities" in the ...

Both China (which calls it Xianbin Jiao Lagoon) and the Philippines claim Sabina as sovereign territory. Manila’s formal name for the contested feature is Escoda Shoal.

The Sabina Shoal (“Escoda” to Filipinos and“Xianbin Jiao” to Chinese) is situated just 75 nautical miles (140 kilometers) from Philippine shores, well its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ ...

China has also removed its coast guard and military vessels from Sabina as at Sept 15. Mr Tarriela said only 11 Chinese maritime militia ships were spotted when Teresa Magbanua left the shoal.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) says that it will continue to deploy vessels at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, after a ship ended a five-month deployment to the disputed reef.

By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ biggest coast guard ship left Sabina Shoal on Sept. 14 after fi ve months of being deployed there and amid Chinese pressure to leave the ...

Sabina Shoal, which China refers to as Xianbin Reef and the Philippines as the Escoda Shoal, lies 150 km (93 miles) west of the Philippine province of Palawan, well within the country's exclusive ...

MANILA, Sept 15 - The Philippines is returning to port a coast guard vessel anchored in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea after a five-month deployment as its mission is ...