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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a disputed South China Sea reef two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China.
MANILA, Philippines — The United States and the United Kingdom have voiced concerns over China's "dangerous and destabilizing" conduct towards Philippine ships in the South China Sea, with the two countries' top diplomats urging Beijing to comply with a rules-based maritime order.
"Tama lang na magpahinga muna at magpagamot ang crew ng BRP Teresa Magbanua, saludo po tayo sa kabayanihan nila. Kailangan ding i-repair muna ang barko.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:46 p.m.) — The flagship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), BRP Teresa Magbanua, has left the Sabina Shoal, the National Maritime Council confirmed on Sunday, September 15.
MANILA, Philippines — As Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua returned to Palawan to undergo “needed repairs,” the National Maritime Council (NMC) yesterday said the Philippines would maintain its presence over Escoda Shoal to continue to assert its sovereign rights and jurisdiction and monitor illegal activities in the area.
BEIJING, China — China said on Sunday, September 15, that it has "indisputable sovereignty" over the contested Sabina Shoal after a Philippine ship that had been anchored there for months left the area.
MANILA, Philippines — The flagship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), BRP Teresa Magbanua, has left the Sabina Shoal, a US naval news agency reported.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has brushed off China's latest threat to "crush" foreign incursions in the South China Sea, choosing instead to reaffirm its commitment to peaceful dialogue with Beijing over their maritime dispute.