PCG drives out China warship from Recto Bank

By Christian Crow Maghanoy

Jul 20, 2021 12:11 am

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.

A PHILIPPINE Coast Guard patrol ship on a training mission managed to shoo away a Chinese warship that strayed into the vicinity of Recto Bank within the nation's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), authorities revealed on Monday.

This handout photo taken on July 13, 2021 and received on July 18 from the Philippine Coast Guard shows a Chinese PLA Navy ship in the waters of Marie Louise bank, some 147 nautical miles from the shores of El Nido town, Palawan province. Handout / Philippine Coast Guard / AFP

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