Filipino villagers living in a fishing village on Thitu, which they call Pagasa island, immediately informed the Philippine military and coast guard after seeing the Chinese ship lying in the ...

“This military modernisation and political willingness to step up patrols have prompted pushback from the China Coast Guard and militia, including more frequent ramming, unsafe air intercepts, and ...

THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (Reuters) - If the Filipinos on the remote South China Sea island of Thitu had binoculars, they might just be envious of how their neighbours on the next island live.

Filipino villagers living in a fishing village on Thitu, which they call Pagasa island, immediately informed the Philippine military and coast guard after seeing the Chinese ship lying in the ...

Philippine-occupied Thitu island, locally called Pag-asa island on Dec. 1, 2023, at the disputed South China Sea, is seen through an aircraft window. Credit: AP/Aaron Favila ...

Thitu Island is home to a Philippine fishing village and Filipino forces and is the largest of nine islands and islets occupied by the Philippines. It lies about 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Subi ...