AFP probes China Coast Guard's 'harassment' on Filipino fishers in ...
1 day ago · The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command is investigating an incident in October where the China Coast Guard (CCG) allegedly blocked a group of Filipino fishermen en route to Escoda or Sabina Shoal. One of the fishermen, who came from Quezon, Palawan, said it was early morning on October 12 when they saw a big CGG vessel 30 ...
Filipino fisherman reveals harassment by China Coast Guard - ABS-CBN News
22 hours ago · MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard released on Tuesday night videos showing the harassment of Filipino fishermen by the China Coast Guard (CCG) near Escoda or Sabina Shoal last month. In his written affidavit, fisherman Arnel Lepalam disclosed how the CCG blocked their attempt to reach the shoal in the West Philippine Sea to catch fish.
China Coast Guard harasses, blocks Filipino fishers in Escoda Shoal
22 hours ago · MANILA, Philippines — China Coast Guard harassed and blocked a Filipino boat from entering Escoda (Sabina) Shoal twice last month, a fisherfolk revealed. This was revealed in a three-page handwritten sworn statement of boat captain Arnel Lepalam furnished to the media on Tuesday night. Lepalam said FFB Hadassah attempted to enter Escoda Shoal ...
Palawan fisherfolk recall Chinese harassment in Sabina Shoal
15 hours ago · Lepalam finally decided to turn back home on October 17, but only after over 8 days of harassment and intimidation from different CCG ships in three areas — Escoda Shoal, Bombay Shoal, and Rozul ...
China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with ...
3 days ago · Updated 2:50 AM PST, November 10, 2024. BEIJING (AP) — China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the baselines around ...
A Timeline of the 2024 Sabina Shoal Standoff - USNI News
Sep 9, 2024 · Sabina Shoal, known to the Philippines as Escoda and by China as Xianbin Jiao, is the latest flashpoint in the South China Sea between Manila and Beijing.
US, EU, 2 nations condemn China's 'unlawful' actions near Escoda Shoal
Aug 27, 2024 · A day after, two Philippine Coast Guard vessels were again blocked by several Chinese ships during its resupply mission to Escoda Shoal. Fake news allegations hurled. The two countries could not...
China denies Philippine report of "artificial island" in disputed ...
MANILA/BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Monday that it would keep a closer guard on reefs, shoals and islets in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, as China...
China ‘deliberately rammed, collided’ with PH Coast Guard ship in ...
Aug 31, 2024 · Escoda Shoal is 75 nautical miles away from the coast of Palawan. The Permanent Court of Arbitration has already found China’s sweeping nine-dash — now, 10-dash — claims to have.
Philippines says China damaged PCG ships near Escoda Shoal
Aug 19, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines said Monday, August 19, that “unlawful and aggressive maneuvers” of the China Coast Guard (CCG) caused “structural damage” to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...