BRP Teresa Magbanua left Sabina Shoal — report
MANILA, Philippines — The flagship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), BRP Teresa Magbanua, has left the Sabina Shoal, a US naval news agency reported.
Escoda Shoal latest news
Palace declares 8 local holidays
MANILA, Philippines — The birth anniversary of Josefa Llanes-Escoda, the civic leader and World War 2 heroine after whom the shoal that is subject of recent tensions between Filipino and Chinese sailors was named, has been declared a local holiday.
Philippine Navy reports largest Chinese ship presence in West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines — At least 207 Chinese vessels were spotted crowding the West Philippine Sea last week, breaking the previous week's record-high even after a powerful storm swept through the area.
203 Chinese ships crowd West Philippine Sea in largest show of force this year
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy spotted 203 Chinese vessels near the country's nine occupied features in the West Philippine Sea last week — marking Beijing's largest naval presence in the contested waters since the start of the year.
No pull-out of vessel in Escoda shoal – PCG
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said it is not withdrawing BRP Teresa Magbanua from Escoda Shoal, saying the damage sustained by the vessel after it was harassed and rammed by Chinese vessels last Saturday is not enough to order its pull out. Commodore Jay Tarriela, the PCG’s spokesman for the West Phili
US, Japan, Australia hit China over Philippine ship ramming
MANILA, Philippines — The United States condemned what it described as China’s “dangerous” conduct against the Philippines, after a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel deliberately rammed a Philippine ship at Escoda Shoal on Saturday.
China and the Philippines Trade Blame for the Latest Sea Collision
China and the Philippines traded new accusations of deliberately ramming into each other’s coast guard vessels near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea where the two countries are engaged in an escalating standoff.