After over five months at sea, BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) is set to return to the Philippines after what officials called her successful mission in the disputed waters. File photo In a statement, National Maritime Council (NMC) chair and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the vessel has...
A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) (Updated) After a five-month long...
The National Maritime Council (NMC) said that President Marcos wants the Philippines to pursue diplomatic channels to resolve the rising tensions in the South China Sea as the Council assured Filipinos that the country will not succumb to China's aggressive behavior in the disputed waters. File...
Amid the repeated ramming of BRP Teresa Magbanua near the Escoda Shoal by the China Coast Guard (CCG), foreign ambassadors condemned Beijing for the “repeated” incidents that violate international law and the sea code. China Coast Guard vessel collides with BRP Teresa Magbanua of the...
The United States of America (USA) has expressed its support for the Philippines following another incident of Chinese aggression where the China Coast Guard (CCG) rammed a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel in Escoda Shoal in the South China Sea (SCS). Photo/Screenshot courtesy of PCG/X In a...
China Coast Guard ship "5205" can be seen hitting the starboard quarter of BRP Teresa Magbanua while the latter is patrolling the Escoda Shoal on aug. 31, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) was surrounded by multiple Chinese vessels before...
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)...
A photo handout dated May 11, 2024 shows the dumping of dead and crushed corals on the sandbars of Escoda Shoal, 75 nautical miles from the coastline of Palawan, which resembles island-building activities. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), the biggest ship of the...
A photo handout dated May 11, 2024 shows the dumping of dead and crushed corals on the sandbars of Escoda Shoal, 75 nautical miles from the coastline of Palawan, which resembles island-building activities blamed by the Philippine Coast Guard on China. (Photo by PCG) Sabina Shoal, or locally known...
BRP Teresa Magbanua (File photo: PCG) Despite being deployed in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for more than two months already, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) will not be deliberately grounded there like what the Armed Forces of the...
The Philippine Coast Guard will acquire five additional multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) patterned after BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701). (File photo by PCG) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has supported the allocation of P29.3 billion for the acquisition of five additional multi-role response...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will deploy its newest and largest vessel in the vicinity waters of Central Visayas to intensify its maritime security in the area. The newly acquired vessel that will be deployed is BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), a multi-role response vessel (MRRV)...
