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Chinese Coast Guard ship pushed further away from Zambales coast

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David Dizon

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1737674436807Chinese-Coast-Guard-ship1.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>The Philippine Coast Guard has successfully pushed further away a Chinese Coast Guard ship near the Zambales coastline.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cYOB0yZ0Hbg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG&#x27;s spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the BRP Cabra is continuing its monitoring of the illegal presence of the Chinese Coast Guard vessel with bow number 3103 within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).</p><p>“The strategic maneuvering of BRP Cabra has effectively kept CCG-3103 from getting closer to the coastline of Zambales. Through the seamanship skills of the PCG personnel aboard, CCG-3103 has been successfully pushed further away and is now located approximately 80 to 90 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales,” he said. </p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1882417209840161261&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-01-23T23%3A02%3A51.565185%3Aee4cccca-86ad-4dfc-8cd9-1657fef83a0d%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=79a59e3b2f43232d3df5f96d17eaf7292e5fbb23&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:672px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1882417209840161261"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Crew of BRP Cabra has also conducted hourly radio challenges to “remind the CCG crew of China’s blatant violations of international law”, the spokesman said.</p><p>“The Philippine Coast Guard remains committed to safeguarding the nation&#x27;s maritime rights and ensuring the enforcement of international maritime laws while avoiding any escalation of tensions,” Tarriela said.</p><p>The PCG since early January 2025 has been closely monitoring the Chinese vessels&#x27; illegal activities inside the West Philippine Sea.</p><p>Last week, the PCG said that China&#x27;s &quot;monster ship&quot; deployed off Zambales was so far Beijing&#x27;s closest vessel yet to the Philippine coastline.</p><p>The PCG first detected the 12,000-ton China Coast Guard vessel some 54 nautical miles away from Capones Island on January 4 — the closest it sailed near the country&#x27;s coastline and well within the nation&#x27;s exclusive economic zone, Tarriela confirmed to ABS-CBN News in a message.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/15/pcg-monster-ship-closest-deployment-yet-by-china-to-ph-shore-1304">PCG: &#x27;Monster ship&#x27; closest deployment yet by China to PH coastline</a></div><p>National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya earlier said China&#x27;s deployment of its largest coast guard vessel inside the Philippines&#x27; exclusive economic zone was alarming and intended to intimidate Filipino fishermen.</p><p>&quot;It is clearly a provocative act and a clear attempt to intimidate our fishermen and deprive them of their legitimate livelihood,&quot; Malaya said.</p><p>&quot;We were surprised by the increase in aggression being shown by the PRC [People&#x27;s Republic of China] in deploying the monster ship. The monster ship is not close to Bajo de Masinloc but it is getting closer to the Philippine coastline. That is alarming,&quot; he said. </p>

<p>The Philippine Coast Guard has successfully pushed further away a Chinese Coast Guard ship near the Zambales coastline.</p>

The Philippine Coast Guard has successfully pushed further away a Chinese Coast Guard ship near the Zambales coastline.