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MANILA, Philippines — A flotilla of about 100 mostly small fishing boats led by Filipino activists sailed Wednesday to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing’s coast guard and suspected militia ships have used powerful water cannons to ward off what they regard as intruders.
MANILA, Philippines — Civilians on board Philippine fishing boats sailed Wednesday towards a China-controlled reef off the Southeast Asian country to distribute provisions to Filipino fishermen and assert their rights to the disputed waterway.
MANILA, Philippines — The civilian-led mission aiming to deliver supplies to Filipino fisherfolk in Panatag Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc, will proceed with the trip despite the reported heavy presence of Chinese vessels in the area, its organizer said on Monday. Atin Ito Coalition will sail to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal from May 14 to 17 to bring supplies to fishers and install buoys bearing the message: “West Philippine Sea is ours!” Akbayan Party president and Atin Ito co-convenor Rafaela David stressed that the upcoming civilian mission is a legitimate exercise of Filipinos’ right to movement within the country’s territory. David called the reported heavy presence of Chinese vessels in Panatag Shoal “lamentable, but not surprising.” “It only underscores the urgency of civilianizing the area in response to China's militarization,” she said. Ray Powell, director of SeaLight, an open-source research initiative that tracks Chinese maritime activity, said on X that China is deploying a “huge force” to blockade Panatag Shoal. “By this time tomorrow at least four coast guard and 26 large maritime militia ships on blockade (not counting ‘dark’ vessels),” Powell said. Atin Ito’s voyage comes less than two weeks after the China Coast Guard water cannoned and rammed vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources headed to Panatag Shoal to assist Filipino fishers in the area. The coalition said that Beijing’s actions unite and inspire them to further defend Filipinos’ rights. “Atin Ito shall press forward with our peaceful voyage undeterred by any intimidation. We will sail with determination, not provocation, to civilianize the region and safeguard our territorial integrity,” David said.
MANILA, Philippines — After three days of being stuck in the shallow waters off Davao Oriental, a cargo vessel was removed from its position yesterday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
MANILA, Philippines — All 42 Filipino seafarers onboard foreign vessels that encountered missile attacks while traversing the Red Sea are safe, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).
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MANILA, Philippines — Two Chinese naval vessels were spotted off Palawan near an area where Philippine, US and French warships were holding joint sail – on its last day yesterday – as part of the Balikatan exercises.
TWO more Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were spotted on Monday tailing the Philippine, American and French warships taking part in the «multilateral maritime exercise» (MME) of this year's Balikatan drills. Western Command spokesman Capt. Ariel Joseph Coloma, in a message to the Philippine News Agency, said the PLAN ships were detected some 4 to 5 nautical miles as the participants in the MME were sailing 33 nautical miles northwest of Quezon, Palawan. The PLAN ships, with bow numbers 793 and 167, were reported at around 9 a.m., he added. The Balikatan exercises started on April 25.