China conducts patrol around Bajo de Masinloc

Published March 29, 2026 7:37pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. BEIJING — China conducted naval, air and coast guard patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, its military and Coast Guard said. The shoal, also called Bajo de … Read more

Survivors of cargo ship capsize turned over to Philippine Government

The 15 Filipino sailors who survived a cargo ship capsizing incident in the South China Sea late last week have been turned over to the Philippine Government. Officials of the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) received the 15 survivors among the 21-strong, all-Filipino crew of the ill-fated bulk carrier Devon Bay from representatives of … Read more

China dangerously provokes Philippine vessel near disputed South China Sea shoal

China claims nearly the entire South China Sea, a vital waterway for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce, parts of which are also claimed by Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The Philippine Coast Guard deployed a plane on Tuesday to challenge a Chinese research vessel which it said was operating without … Read more

PH Navy: 40 Chinese vessels including warships seen in WPS in March

A total of 40 Chinese vessels were spotted in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in March, according to the Philippine Navy on Tuesday, In a press conference, Philippine Navy spokesperson for WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said the following Chinese ships were monitored in different WPS features: Eight People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and … Read more

China Coast Guard vessel tries to ram BRP Cabra

The same China Coast Guard ship that sailed too close to the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Cabra on Sunday attempted to ram the smaller vessel on Monday, video provided by the PCG shows. In a statement, the PCG said China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 3302 continued to engage in “dangerous maneuvers” against the Cabra, this … Read more

South Korea sets up floating survey platform to monitor Chinese presence

South Korea has set up a “reciprocal” platform in a disputed area of the Yellow Sea, known in Seoul as the West Sea, where China has increasingly built structures, Oceans Minister Kang Do-hyung said on Wednesday. China says its structures are fish farming equipment, but they have raised alarm bells in Seoul over concerns Beijing … Read more

PCG: Three China ships swarm West Philippine Sea

Ghio Ong – The Philippine Star February 18, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Three patrol ships of the China Coast Guard (CCG) were spotted swarming the West Philippine Sea, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela reported. The agency’s 44-meter patrol vessel BRP Bagacay shadowed CCG 3105 until it was driven away at “approximately … Read more

PCG pushes back China Coast Guard farther off Zambales coast

Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra was able to push back a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel farther away from the coastline of Zambales on Saturday, the PCG said. “As of now, the CCG-5303 has been successfully pushed back to approximately 95 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales,” PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine … Read more

PCG: BRP Teresa Magbanua pushed CCG ship farther away from Zambales coast

The BRP Teresa Magbanua successfully pushed the Chinese Coast Guard ship farther from the Zambales coastline, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. In a statement on Saturday, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippines Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela reported that the BRP Teresa Magbanua was able to push the CCG-3304 farther away from the coastline. The … Read more

China vessel warned: Keep distance from Philippines fishers – Philstar.com

China vessel warned: Keep distance from Philippines fishers  Philstar.com BRP Teresa Magbanua keeps ‘monster ship’ away from Zambales coast  ABS-CBN.COM Heartless at sea  Inquirer.net WATCH: PH ship pushes Chinese vessel from Zambales  The Manila Times Chinese vessel hinders PCG response in recovering fisher’s body  pna.gov.ph Source link