A PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) ship was now patrolling off Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, the National Security Council (NSC) has reported.

In a radio interview on Thursday, NSC spokesman Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya rebutted claims that the Philippines has surrendered its territorial control on Escoda after the withdrawal of another PCG ship, the BRP Teresa Magbanua, early this month.

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