Chinese ships circling PCG vessel in Escoda

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Jun 03, 2024 12:13 am

A LONE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship is the subject of continued harassment by Chinese vessels at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

Monitoring of the area shows that China Coast Guard (CCG) 3303 has been circling the BRP Teresa Magbanua for 10 days at the atoll, which is about 74 nautical miles from Palawan, well within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.

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