The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed the presence of five Chinese vessels within the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The PCG deployed a Coast Guard Islander 4177...
The Philippine government ruled out deploying Navy ships to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) a week after the collision of two Chinese vessels in the tension-filled waters, the National Maritime Council (NMC) announced Monday, Aug. 18. NMC spokesperson Undersecretary Alexander Lopez...