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.
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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.
Navy: More Chinese ships seen in WPS; no cause for alarm
THE military yesterday said it has monitored 207 Chinese vessels at several features in the contested West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the South China Sea, the highest number recorded this year during a one-week monitoring period.
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.
Why China keeps ramming Philippine ships and where that’s headed
The latest clashes in the tense South China Sea feature China’s coast guard wielding knives and an axe, firing water cannons and ramming Philippine vessels. The hostilities between China and the Philippines continue to draw global attention though other Asian countries also stake claims on the resource-rich seas. A new flashpoint has opened between the two nations recently — the Sabina Shoal — just weeks after Beijing and Manila agreed to ease tensions in another hot spot.The developments raise the stakes for the US, which is treaty bound to help defend the Philippines from any armed attack in the South China Sea.
China says protecting 'rights' after Philippine ship collision
BEIJING — Beijing insisted on Monday it was defending its «rights» in the South China Sea, after the Philippines released footage appearing to show a Chinese coast guard vessel ramming one of its ships during an at-sea confrontation.
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