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Some fishermen in Masinloc, Zambales joined a fishing expedition organized by Pamalakaya in a symbolic move to resist China’s fishing ban. | FILE PHOTO: Joanna Rose Aglibot/Inquirer Central Luzon MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitored 12 Chinese vessels in and outside Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea during its routine […]
Kristine Daguno-Bersamina – Philstar.com December 7, 2024 | 5:14pm MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government will prioritize deploying white ships over warships in the West Philippine Sea as part of its peaceful, whole-of-government strategy to protect Filipino fishermen and assert the country’s territorial rights. Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said the government, under President […]
Chinese vessels undertook ”aggressive actions” against Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ships on maritime patrol at Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, the PCG said. A PCG statement said a Chinese Coast Guard ship bow number 3302 fired a water cannon at the navigational antennas of BFAR vessel BRP […]
The Philippine Coast Guard locates Chinese research vessels Xiang Yang Hong 3, Jia Geng, and Xiang Yang Hong 10 at 210 nautical miles or 389 kilometers east of Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Photo from Jay Tarriela/X) MANILA, Philippines — Three Chinese research vessels were spotted within the eastern portion […]
Australia has strengthened its partnership with the Philippines through the recent visit of Jan Adams, Secretary of Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), who, in a ceremony at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) headquarters in Manila, formally handed over 21 ultra-compact marine radios to Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan to bolster maritime communication in […]