In May, the Teresa Magbanua was deployed to Escoda Shoal to deter small-scale reclamation activities by China, which Beijing denied. China’s extensive land reclamation efforts in the South China ...

The presence of the China Coast Guard (CCG) persists despite the effort of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to block them and ...

"We have not lost anything," Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela told a news conference, vowing that "there will be a coast guard presence at Escoda Shoal" after the withdrawal ...

A meeting under the auspices of the UN General Assembly is also happening in New York, meant to cover maritime security in the South China Sea ...

BRP Teresa Magbanua has been stationed at the Escoda Shoal since April when reports of China’s reclamation activities came to light.

Of the total number of Chinese ships, 28 were People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in Ayungin Shoal, Escoda Shoal (Sabina Shoal), and Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough ...

Among them were the following: • The BRP Teresa Magbanua which, in August, was rammed by Chinese vessels in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal, where the ship has been stationed for quite some time to ...

Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela said its presence at the Escoda - or Sabina - Shoal had deterred China from doing small-scale reclamation, but that scientists would have to ...

In recent months China has engaged in increasingly aggressive operations against the Philippines around the disputed islands of Sabina Shoal, Escoda Shoal, and Second Thomas Shoal in the South ...

our unprovoked action and presence in Escoda Shoal," Tarriela told reporters, using the Filipino name for Sabina Shoal. The United States, a strong ally of Manila that had raised the South China ...

The withdrawal of the PCG's flagship has prompted some to claim that Beijing has forced Manila to back down at Sabina Shoal.