The #BRPTeresaMagbanua, the Southeast Asian country's largest coast guard vessel, returned to port on Sunday from the disputed #SabinaShoal after a five-month deployment.

It was deployed in April to monitor what #Manila claims to be #China's small-scale land reclamation activities in the region. #WestPHSea

#Philippines withdraws coast guard ship from disputed #SouthChinaSea shoal
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/philippines-withdraws-coast-guard-ship-from-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal/ar-AA1qDJz2?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01

BRP Teresa Magbanua was compelled to return to port” from Sabina Shoal due to bad weather, depleted supplies and the need to evacuate personnel requiring medical care, officials posted on X. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/15/asia-pacific/philippines-ship-south-china-sea/ #asiapacific #philippines #china #southchinasea #sabinashoal #brpteresamagbanua #philippineschinarelations

#MANILA, #Philippines — A #ChineseCoastGuard (CCG) vessel maneuvered dangerously and repeatedly rammed a #PhilippineCoastGuard vessel in #EscodaShoal (#SabinaShoal) in the #WestPhilippineSea (WPS) on Saturday, according to the PCG.

Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG Spokesperson for the WPS said the ramming incident between CCG vessel 5205 and #BRPTeresaMagbanwa (MRP 9701)

China Coast Guard ship repeatedly rams PCG vessel in Escoda Shoal https://www.inquirer.net/412256/pcg-says-ccg-rammed-its-vessel-multiple-times-in-escoda-shoal/#ixzz8kUNfeSvs

#meanwhile

A stretch of uninhabited, low-lying reefs in the South China Sea is fast becoming a dangerous new flashpoint between #China and the #Philippines, dealing a blow to recent efforts to de-escalate tensions in one of the world’s most vital waterways.

Over the past week, Chinese and Philippine vessels have engaged in multiple collisions and face-offs near #SabinaShoal, a disputed atoll lying just 86 miles from the Philippines’ west coast and 745 miles from China, which claims almost all of the South China Sea as its sovereign territory despite an international ruling to the contrary

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/27/asia/china-philippines-new-flashpoint-sabina-shoal-intl-hnk/index.html

Over the past week, Chinese and Philippine vessels have engaged in multiple collisions and face-offs near #SabinaShoal, a disputed atoll lying just 86 miles from the #Philippines’ west coast and 745 miles from #China, which claims almost all of the #SouthChinaSea as its sovereign territory despite an international ruling to the contrary. #WestPHSea

A dangerous new flashpoint is fast emerging in the South China Sea
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/27/asia/china-philippines-new-flashpoint-sabina-shoal-intl-hnk/index.html

#BBCNews - #Sabina #Shoal : The new flashpoint between #China and the #Philippines
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3d4rz922do
#SabinaShoal

The collision took place near the disputed #SabinaShoal, 140km (87 miles) west of the #Philippine island of #Palawan and about 1,200km (746 miles) from #Hainan Island, the closest Chinese landmass. Beijing is shamelessly laying claim over the entire region.
https://bit.ly/4703zNK

#diplopolis
https://bit.ly/4cNS65q

#SouthChinaSea: After deal with #China to end standoff over #SecondThomasShoal, #Philippines has been asserting increasing dominance over nearby #SabinaShoal (both in #SpratlyIslands area)

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3273452/south-china-sea-sabina-shoal-may-be-new-hotspot-philippines-beijing-spar-over-sovereignty

#EscodaShoal #Xianbinjiao #disputedterritory #geography #islands #maritime @geography @geopolitics

The Sabina (Escoda) Shoal is just 75 nautical miles or about 139 kms. from the main #Palawan island.
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#MANILA, #Philippines – The #PhilippineCoastGuard (PCG) is committed to sustaining a presence in a disputed area of the #SouthChinaSea to ensure #China does not carry out reclamation activities at the #SabinaShoal, its spokesperson said on Monday, May 13. #WestPHSea #EscodaShoal

Philippine coast guard won't allow China reclamation at disputed shoal, official says
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/coast-guard-will-not-allow-china-reclamation-escoda-sabina-shoal/

#PhilippineCoastGuard spokesperson Commodore #JayTarriela told a forum there had been “small-scale reclamation” of the #SabinaShoal, which Manila calls #Escoda, and that #China was “the most probable actor.”

China has carried out extensive land reclamation on some islands in the #SouthChinaSea, building air force and other military facilities,.

#Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island'
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/sends-ships-disputed-atoll-china-building-artificial-island/

"#MANILA, #Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday disclosed that Chinese fishing vessels were swarming around #IroquoisReef and #SabinaShoal within the country’s #ExclusiveEconomicZone. The military called it 'alarming' and a 'potential threat' to #RectoBank." #WestPhilippineSea #SouthChinaSea #China

'Potential threat': PH military reports Chinese vessels swarming near Iroquois Reef, Sabina Shoal | Global News
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/216312/ph-military-reports-swarming-of-chinese-vessels-around-iroquois-reef-sabina-shoal?utm_source=gallery&utm_medium=direct