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Thomas or Tom Brennan may refer to: Thomas Brennan (Irish Land League) (1853–1912), Irish politician Thomas Brennan (Fianna Fáil politician) (1886–1953), Irish politician
Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Ayungin Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Ayungin, lit. 'sandbank of silver perch'), Bãi Cỏ Mây ( Vietnamese ) and Rén'ài Jiāo ( Chinese : 仁爱礁/仁愛礁 ), [ 1 ] is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea , 105 nautical miles (194 km; 121 mi) west of Palawan , Philippines . [ 2 ]
Subsequent to the Chinese occupation of Mischief Reef in the mid-1990s, a Philippine World War II-vintage naval landing craft, (LST 57 - Sierra Madre), was deliberately run aground on the Second Thomas Shoal in 1999 to maintain a Philippine naval outpost in the area; more than 15 years later it continues to be manned by about a dozen Philippine Marines.
The Philippines rejected on Tuesday China's accusation that its grounded warship on the contested Second Thomas Shoal in the South China had damaged the coral reef ecosystem in the area, laying ...
The Philippines national security council said on Saturday it reaffirmed its commitment to uphold its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Second Thomas Shoal. "Our operations are conducted ...
The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal, a navy official said Wednesday, a day after four Filipino navy personnel ...
After being quarantined for two days after their arrival on August 21, 1901, the Thomasites were finally able to disembark from the Thomas.They traveled from the customs house near the Anda Circle then stayed at the walled city Intramuros, Manila before being given initial provincial assignments which included Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Masbate, Samar ...
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