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

PALAWAN, Philippines – U.S., Filipino and Australian troops dug into beach dunes and unleashed a barrage of firepower – ...

China seized an island in the South China Sea, unfurling its flag amid growing tensions with the Philippines over territorial ...

Philippine Marines, National Police officers and Coast Guard members landed on three contested South China Sea features today ...

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

MANILA, Philippines — There was no Chinese seizure of Sandy Cay near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea, ...

The Philippines on Monday, April 28, 2025, rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after ...

The Philippines pushed back by unfurling its own flag at disputed Sandy Cay, condemning China's "illegal presence." ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

The Chinese military has landed on the uninhabited disputed Sandy Cay reef in the South China Sea. It is located just a few ...

The Philippines disputes reports from Chinese media claiming Beijing's control over the disputed Sandy Cay in the South China ...

The Philippines, which disputes China's claim to the sandbank, responds by releasing a photo of its own forces on another.