Photographs show four officers posing with a Chinese flag on the reef's white surface, in what state media described as a 'vow of sovereignty and jurisdiction'. The Philippine Coast Guard on ...

China has not disclosed precisely when its flag-raising operation took place, but state television and the Global Times have aired footage showing Chinese personnel planting the national flag on ...

“The flag-raising debunks the statement published by China Coast Guard (CCG) on April 25, 2025, claiming control over Pag-asa Cay 2. Philippine authorities believe CCG’s photo does not reflect the ...

The Philippine military responded to the landing of Chinese forces on Sandy Cay reef by carrying out a similar operation, ...

China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea BEIJING -- China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in ...

Dozens of people gathered around the Corning flagpole at the corner of Solano and Third streets to take part in the annual Children’s Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony on April 25. Hosting the ...

“It’s important to note that China hasn’t taken such steps yet, the flag-raising remains symbolic for now,” he said. “But the fact that it was able to land on the reef shows it has the ...

Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro emphasized on Wednesday that the flag-raising on Sandy Cay clearly demonstrates that China does not control the ...

Four Chinese coastguard officials dressed in black were pictured unfurling their country's flag on a reef called Sandy Cay. This sankbank lies close to Thitu Island, also known as Pag-asa ...

including one of them holding up a Chinese flag. Three days later, a joint Philippines coast guard, navy and maritime police team headed on Sunday to the three sandbars and posed for a photo ...