The ship that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed to replace BRP Teresa Magbanua is now moving closer to Escoda Shoal, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said. NMC Undersecretary and spokesperson Alexander Lopez confirmed this development during a news forum in Quezon City,

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship deployed as a replacement for the BRP Teresa Magbanua has moved closer to Escoda Shoal, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said Saturday.NMC spokesperson Undersecretary Alexander Lopez provided the update in an interview at a news forum in Quezon City,

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has already dispatched a ship to replace BRP Teresa Magbanua in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea,  but it had

According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, nine CCG vessels, four Chinese warships and 52 maritime militia vessels were swarming Escoda on Sept. 16, two days after the PCG’s BRP Teresa Magbanua left the shoal after nearly five months of deployment.

The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday said the country has not lost Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the pullout of BRP Teresa Magbanua.

National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Friday said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has sent a ship to Escoda Shoal as a replacement for the BRP Teresa Magbanua. "Actually, nagpadala na ang ating Coast Guard pero because of the weather kailangan mag-shelter muna,

Tarriela said that the Chinese maritime forces, which asserted their presence in Sabina Shoal and harassed the Coast Guard flagship, did not retreat.