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...
The China Coast Guard (CCG) claimed that Philippine and Chinese vessels collided near the Sabina or Escoda Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, Aug. 19. (China Coast Guard screenshot) In a statement, CCG spokesperson Gan Yu said that two 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...
Lt. Cdr. Michael John Encina, commander of Coast Guard Station Bataan, says an oil pumping machine will arrive from Singapore on Aug. 16, 2024 to hasten the oil recovery operations for sunken tanker MTKR Terranova. (Courtesy of PCG/Zoom) An oil pumping machine from Singapore was scheduled to arrive...
A deep sea diver successfully installs a flange valve plate onto the surface of a tank onboard sunken tanker MTKR Terranova as part of initial siphoning operations on Aug. 11, 2024. (Photo: Harbor Star Shipping Services, Inc. via PCG) The full-blown siphoning operation to drain 1.4 million liters...
