Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.

The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S.

MANILA, Philippines — The “West Philippine Sea” label is back on Google Maps ... posting a photo of them supposedly reclaiming the reef. When Philippine authorities went to Sandy Cay ...

The sandbars are in the Spratly islands between Philippine-occupied Thitu Island and Subi Reef, which China has ... by the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), a Chinese Coast ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Monday slammed an “irresponsible” Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the West Philippine Sea was under Beijing’s control, saying the status ...

The Philippines has rejected ... restraint and not increase tensions in the West Philippine Sea,” Mr Malaya told a news conference, The two countries have previously jostled over Sandy Cay, known as ...

MANILA, Philippines — Following ... economic zone that includes the West Philippine Sea, Tarriela said China “‘caused severe harm to the coral reef environment,’ specifically due to ...

The Philippines ... tensions in the West Philippine Sea,” Mr Malaya told a news conference, The two countries have previously jostled over Sandy Cay, known as Tiexian Reef in Chinese and Pag ...

Philippines and China both claim the Sandy Clay reef in the South China Sea(AFP) On Sunday, the National Operational-Tactical Group West Philippine Sea carried out an interagency maritime ...

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines ... in the West Philippine Sea,” Malaya told a news conference, The two countries have jostled previously over Sandy Cay, known as Tiexian Reef in Chinese ...

SINGAPORE: China’s national flag was recently unfurled on a disputed reef in the South China ... to expand its footprint in the West Philippine Sea - the term the Philippines uses for parts ...

China has declared sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea ... domain awareness and jurisdiction over the West Philippine Sea,” the term it uses for waters within its ...