The 11 reported sighting of People's Liberation Army navy ships near Sabina Shoal is twice more than the four that were spotted the previous week, based on Philippine Navy data.

The Philippine Navy on Tuesday said China has no reason to block Escoda Shoal amid the deployment of a Philippine ship as replacement for the BRP Teresa Magbanua. "I don't see any reason why they would block Sabina Shoal or Escoda Shoal.

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

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.

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