China claimed that it used “lawful control measures” when a China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels bumped near the disputed Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, Aug. 25. In a statement, the Chinese Embassy in Manila quoted the CCG saying...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Sindangan fires water to disperse the oil sheen that occurred at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off Limay, Bataan amid the siphoning operations on Aug. 23, 2024. (Photo: PCG) A total of 300,000 liters of oily waste have been collected from sunken...
Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Sindangan fires water to disperse the oil sheen that occurred at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off Limay, Bataan amid the siphoning operations on Aug. 23, 2024. (Photo: PCG) One of the booster pumps used to drain oil from the sunken tanker MTKR...
Authorities perform oil sampling procedure onboard barge "Auriga" on Aug. 20, 2024 at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off the coast of Limay in Bataan ahead of the full-blown siphoning procedure. (Photo: PCG) More than 161,000 liters of industrial fuel oil (IFO) mixed with seawater have...
National security advisors of the Philippines and the United States have discussed what they described as China’s deliberate collision with two Filipino vessels in the West Philippine Sea. National Security Advisor (NSA) Eduardo Año spoke by phone with his US counterpart, Jake Sullivan,...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino expressed his belief that the Philippine government should demand compensation from the People's Republic of China for the damages sustained by two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrol vessels rammed by Chinese Coast Guard ships in the vicinity of Escoda...
Authorities perform oil sampling procedure onboard barge "Auriga" on Aug. 20, 2024 at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off the coast of Limay in Bataan ahead of the full-blown siphoning procedure. This is where the extracted oil and seawater during the initial siphoning are transferred....
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel conduct oil sampling, sea surface surveillance and monitoring at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off Limay, Bataan after the discovery of thick oil on Aug. 19, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rang its alarm bells when it...
The National Maritime Council (NMC) is looking into the possibility of elevating China’s recent aggressive action in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal before a United Nations (UN) body. China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels collide near Escoda Shoal in the West...
The Philippines is preparing to lodge a diplomatic protest against China after its coast guard vessels “rammed and damaged” two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, which is well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Philippine Coast...
China should be the one to leave Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Monday, Aug. 19. Senator Francis Tolentino (file photo) This was after China's Foreign Ministry claimed in a statement that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cape Engaño sustains a hole with a diameter of 1.10 meters located on the starboard quarter after colliding with a China Coast Guard vessel in Escoda Shoal on Aug. 19, 2024. (Photo: PCG) Tensions flared anew in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Philippine...
