CHINA on Saturday deployed several maritime militia ships to Escoda (Sabina) Shoal after the Philippines disclosed that it had sent a ship to the disputed atoll located in the West Philippine Sea as a replacement for the BRP Teresa Magbanua.
Retired US Air Force Col. Ray Powell, director of SeaLight, said they were able to monitor eight additional Qiong Sansha Yu militia ships being deployed from Panganiban (Mischief) Reef to Escoda Shoal at around noon.
Authorities arrested five Chinese men and a Chinese-Filipino translator suspected to have ilegally boarded a dredging ship, Jun Veneracion reported Monday in “24 Oras.” The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) searched the rooms and every corner […]
MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) off Batanes may become a tropical depression in the coming days and will be named “Igme,” the state-run weather agency said on Friday. Spotted past 3 a.m. […]
MANILA, Philippines — The number of Chinese vessels in Philippine waters has decreased notably, according to a Navy official who said the convening of the bilateral consultation mechanism (BCM) early this month may have contributed […]
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