Why BRP Sierra Madre is important for the Philippines?
A Rusting Relic, A Nation’s Resolve The BRP Sierra Madre stands defiant—a rusting hulk battered by time and the relentless tides of the South China Sea. It was never meant to be a fortress, yet here it is, an unyielding bastion of Philippine sovereignty. Stranded intentionally on the shallow waters of the Second Thomas Shoal,…