China Coast Guard harassed and blocked a Filipino boat from entering Escoda (Sabina) Shoal twice last month, a fisherfolk revealed.

National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Friday said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has sent a ship to Escoda Shoal as a replacement for the BRP Teresa Magbanua. "Actually, nagpadala na ang ...

In August, the Philippines coast guard complained that its ship, the BRP Teresa Magbanua, was rammed thrice by a Chinese vessel without provocation. On Sept 29, a Chinese ship was reported to have ...

Among them were the following: • The BRP Teresa Magbanua which, in August, was rammed by Chinese vessels in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal, where the ship has been stationed for quite some time to ...

The AFP Western Command is investigating an incident in October where the China Coast Guard allegedly blocked a group of ...

Even after the enactment of two new laws seeking to uphold the country’s sovereignty over its maritime territory, China ...

Gray ships at sea are typically from a Navy ... Sabina Shoal turned into a flashpoint towards the end of the PCG’s BRP Teresa Magbanua’s months-long deployment in those waters. It was first deployed ...

On Aug. 31, a CCG ship “intentionally and repeatedly” rammed one of the Philippines’ biggest coast guard vessels at Escoda, the BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV 9701), as Beijing tried to drive Filipinos ...

Around a month ago, PCG’s 97-meter patrol vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua was pulled out from its five-month deployment in Escoda Shoal after being rammed and damaged by a CCG ship.

Chinese ships have repeatedly rammed, threatened, and water cannoned PCG vessels especially in recent years, including the BRP Teresa Magbanua after it was deployed for about five months at Escoda ...

The Chinese forces successfully blocked attempts to replenish the ship. This incident is one of many, but highlights the ongoing tensions in the region, as both countries assert sovereignty over the ...