The largest and most modern vessels of the Philippine coastguard are the 97-metre (318-foot), 2,260-tonne multi-role response ship BRP Teresa Magbanua and the BRP Melchora Aquino, which were built ...

TERESA Magbanua’s legacy demands more attention, particularly now as we celebrate her birthday this October—though some may say it falls in November. What matters most is not the exact date but the ...

Multi-role response vessels BRP Cabra, BRP Suluan and BRP Teresa Magbanua are transporting relief supplies to calamity victims in Bicol, the PCG said. Cabra left the Port Area in Manila on ...

Marites is one of the Philippines’ most accomplished journalists and authors. For close to a decade, Vitug – a Nieman fellow – edited Newsbreak magazine, a trailblazer in Philippine ...

KIDAPAWAN CITY—Indigenous peoples, or “lumad,” belonging to the Obo Manobo tribe, all beneficiaries of the housing project from the National Housing Authority (NHA) in Arakan town of ...

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 Philippine coast guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua prepares to dock at Puerto Princesa, Palawan province, Philippines on Sep 15, 2024 after being deployed for five months in the disputed South ...

China Coast Guard rams BRP Teresa Magbanua near Escoda Shoal in West Philippine Sea. PCG Commodore Jay Tarriela said the PCG patrol vessel was rammed three times despite no provocation coming from ...

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MANILA, Philippines – A lawmaker on Tuesday said securing a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) would empower the Philippines not only in protecting its national security ...

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 ...

For example, in April 2024, the Teresa Magbanua patrol ship of the Philippine Coast Guard docked at Xianbin Reef to assert sovereignty, which led to a fierce ship collision between the two countries ...