That the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) finds itself having to profusely explain the pullout of the besieged BRP Teresa Magbanua after five months of heroic defense of Escoda Shoal in the West ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday said the country has not lost Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the pullout of BRP Teresa Magbanua. “As far as the Philippines Coast ...

China has 65 ships in Escoda Shoal but it is not in control of the said feature in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to the Philippine Navy on Tuesday. “In Escoda or Sabina Shoal, [China has] ...

The Philippines’ recent withdrawal of a coastguard vessel from a disputed South China Sea shoal opens the door for China to further assert its dominance and potentially accelerate its ...

The Philippines has revealed that the decision to withdraw the BRP Teresa Magbanua from Sabina Shoal arose from acute hunger and dehydration faced by the vessel’s crew – a situation ...

MANILA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, its coast guard said on Monday after a Philippine ship returned ...

THE Navy’s spokesman for the West Philippine Sea on Tuesday said that Escoda Shoal (also known as Sabina Shoal) will not end up controlled by the Chinese like what happened to Scarborough Shoal ...

In just two months, though, the Philippines lost the 2 trillion square inches that make up Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on July 2 and Escoda (Sabina) Shoal just yesterday morning. It was a result of ...

MANILA: The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, its coast guard said on Monday (Sep 16) after a Philippine ship returned to port ...

The Philippines withdrew its coast guard vessel from a South China Sea shoal that has recently been at the center of tensions with Beijing. BRP Teresa Magbanua “was compelled to return to port” from ...

"We have not lost anything," Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said, vowing that "there will be a coast guard presence at Escoda Shoal" after the withdrawal of its flagship BRP ...