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Thursday, January 29, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist survivors who were aboard the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, which capsized around the waters of Baluk-baluk Island, Basilan, Philippines
News

Philippines Ferry Disaster Claims 29 Lives as Entire Fleet Grounded

Death toll rises to 29 in Basilan ferry sinking as government suspends operator’s entire passenger fleet citing pattern of safety failures By Paul Morgan

January 29, 2026
Total Views: 2223

Saturday, December 13, 2025
China CG cutter firing water at a Philippine resupply boat
Defense

China Injured Filipino Fishermen in Contested Sea, Manila Says

By Ditas B Lopez Dec 13, 2025(Bloomberg) –The Philippines said Chinese coast guard and maritime militia ships fired water cannons and used

December 13, 2025
Total Views: 774

Saturday, November 1, 2025
An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area
Defense

China’s Military Says It Tracked Philippine Patrol In South China Sea

BEIJING, Nov 1 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Saturday it monitored and tracked a joint patrol organized by the Philippines in the disputed

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 508

Sunday, October 12, 2025
Water cannon incident in the South China Sea
Defense

Philippines Says Chinese Ship Rammed Government Vessel At Sea

By Karl Lester M. Yap Oct 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines accused a Chinese ship of deliberately ramming a government vessel in the disputed

October 12, 2025
Total Views: 3333

Saturday, June 21, 2025
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
Defense

China, Philippines Report Encounter in South China Sea

By Neil Jerome Morales and Qianwei Zhang Jun 20, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China’s coast guard said it drove away a Philippine ship around Scarborough

June 21, 2025
Total Views: 1553

Saturday, January 25, 2025
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is pictured on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Defense

Philippines Suspends South China Sea Survey After China’s ‘Harassment’

MANILA, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its

January 25, 2025
Total Views: 8735

Sunday, January 12, 2025
Chinese coast guard ship in Second Thomas Shoal.Handout via REUTERS
Defense

China’s ‘Monster’ Ship Back In Disputed Waters, Philippines Says

By Manolo Serapio Jr. Jan 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines said a huge Chinese coast guard ship widely known as the “Monster” has returned

January 12, 2025
Total Views: 6307

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
China CG ship
Shipping

Philippines, China Trade Blame in Latest South China Sea Spat

BEIJING/MANILA, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The Philippines accused China’s coast guard on Tuesday of firing water cannon at government ships taking

October 8, 2024
Total Views: 2444

Thursday, September 26, 2024
China CG ship
Navy

China Surges Into West Philippine Sea with Massive 251-Ship Armada

West Philippine Sea – by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a striking demonstration of maritime dominance, the Philippine Navy reported an unprecedented sighting

September 26, 2024
Total Views: 9774

Sunday, September 15, 2024
Philippine Coast Guard personnel prepare rubber fenders after Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked their way to a resupply mission at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
Defense

South China Sea Standoff: Philippines Swaps Coast Guard Ship at Sabina Shoal

by Karen Lema (Reuters) – The Philippines said it was sending a vessel to Sabina Shoal to replace a coast guard ship that returned to port on Sunday

September 15, 2024
Total Views: 3955

Coast Guard Flagship BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) underway at sea
Defense

Philippines Withdraws Coast Guard Flagship From South China Sea Amid Tensions With China

By Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) The Philippines withdrew its Coast Guard vessel from a South China Sea shoal that’s recently been at the center of tensions

September 15, 2024
Total Views: 1976

Sunday, September 1, 2024
Water cannon incident in the South China Sea. photo released on August 6, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

US Condemns ‘Escalatory’ Actions By China Against Philippines In South China Sea

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The United States on Saturday condemned “dangerous and escalatory” actions by China against what it called

September 1, 2024
Total Views: 1660

Saturday, August 31, 2024
Philippines resupply mission in the South China Sea.REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
Defense

Chinese, Philippine Ships Collide Amid Growing Tensions at Sea

By Bloomberg News Aug 31, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided in a disputed patch of the South China Sea on

August 31, 2024
Total Views: 1150

Sunday, August 25, 2024
Philippines, China trade blame after vessels collide in the South China Sea.
Defense

Chinese, Philippine Vessels Collide Again in South China Sea

By Bloomberg News Aug 25, 2024 (Bloomberg) –A China Coast Guard ship and a Philippine vessel collided in a disputed patch of the South China Sea on

August 25, 2024
Total Views: 2870

Sunday, August 18, 2024
A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea March 29, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
News

China Says Philippine Vessel ‘Deliberately Collided’ With Chinese Vessel

BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) – China’s Coast Guard said a Philippine vessel that had ignored its repeated warnings “deliberately

August 18, 2024
Total Views: 3414

Sunday, August 11, 2024
Philippine and Vietnamese Coast Guard Joint Maritime Exercise. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Defense

Philippines Plans More Sea Activities With Vietnam After Drills

By Andreo Calonzo Aug 11, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Philippine Coast Guard said it is planning to send one of its ships to Vietnam later this year to

August 11, 2024
Total Views: 2397

Sunday, August 4, 2024
Chinese militia vessels spotted at Sabina Shoal in South China Sea
Defense

China Coast Guard Monitors Philippine Patrol Boats In Sabina Shoal

BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said it was monitoring Philippine patrol and fishing vessels that have gathered around the

August 4, 2024
Total Views: 3835

Saturday, July 27, 2024
SOUTHCHINASEA-PHILIPPINES. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Defense

Philippines Completes First South China Sea Resupply Mission Since Deal With Beijing

MANILA, July 27 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Saturday completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its

July 27, 2024
Total Views: 2371

Friday, July 26, 2024
Philippines Coast Guard photo of an oil spill after the sinking of the MT Terra Nova.
Shipping

Philippine Coast Guard Responding to Oil Spill from Sunken Tanker ‘Terra Nova’

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has provided an update on the sinking of the MT Terra Nova and the ongoing oil spill response operations in the waters near

July 26, 2024
Total Views: 1568

Saturday, July 6, 2024
A Chinese Coast Guard ship allegedly obstructs the Philippine Coast Guard vessel Malabrigo as it provided support during a Philippine Navy operation near Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, June 30, 2023 in this handout image released July 5, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

China Anchors ‘Monster Ship’ In South China Sea

MANILA, July 6 (Reuters) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China’s largest coastguard vessel

July 6, 2024
Total Views: 5030