The task force name refers to the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where BRP Sierra Madre is aground since 1999. This task force was previously unheard of before Austin’s mention of it.

US Navy MC1 Jamaal Liddell PAMPANGA — National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año said on Thursday that US Task Force Ayungin only provides support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines ...

The Philippines and China’s “provisional understanding” regarding the Manila’s RORE missions in Ayungin Shoal should be ...

THE Philippines has demanded for China to withdraw its “monster ship” from the Philippine territorial waters as it expresses concern over its illegal presence.I ...