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China's use of LRAD shows 'increased aggression': PH Navy

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<div><em>The BRP Teresa Magbanua challenges Chinese Coast Guard vessels off the coast of Zambales. The Chinese Coast Guard vessel 3304 has been tracked at an average distance of 82-88 nautical miles from the shoreline.</em></div><p>China’s use of a long-range acoustic device (LRAD) against the Philippine Coast Guard is a sign of increased aggression in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Navy said.</p><p>For the first time, the China Coast Guard used an LRAD to harass the BRP Cabra while it was conducting patrols off the coast of Zambales on Saturday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/26/pcg-china-harassed-ph-vessel-with-high-decibel-acoustic-device-0928">PCG: China harassed PH vessel with high-decibel acoustic device</a></div><p>“The long-range acoustic device is an increase in the aggression of the Chinese Communist Party in the West Philippine Sea. It only highlights the illegal presence, their coercive and now more aggressive actions,” Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad told reporters at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Tuesday.</p><p>The LRAD is a specialized loudspeaker that emits high-decibel sound waves that can cause pain to the eardrums and possible permanent hearing loss.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/27/ph-needs-to-escalate-response-to-china-aggression-in-west-philippine-sea-carpio-1542">PH needs to escalate response to China aggression in West Philippine Sea: Carpio</a></div><p>Despite the harassment of the CCG vessel, the crew of the BRP Cabra remained committed to its mission—to prevent CCG ships from approaching the coastline of Zambales, the PCG said in a statement.</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/At8fULXakfU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Trinidad commended the PCG crew for “standing their ground.”</p><p>“In the West Philippine Sea, I would like to highlight that amid all the increase in the aggressive actions of the CCG, the PCG has been standing its ground. We would like to commend the men and women of the PCG for holding their ground against the previous year’s military laser, and this time, a long-range acoustic device,” the official said.</p><p>Trinidad also assured that the Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to actively protect the country’s sovereignty and sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.</p><p>On Wednesday, the BRP Cabra arrived at Subic Port to unload the cadaver of a fisherman that was recovered yesterday.</p><p>Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said the agency deployed the PCG&#x27;s 97-meter vessel, BRP Teresa Magbanua to challenge Chinese Coast Guard vessels off the coast of Zambales.</p><p>The Chinese Coast Guard vessel 3304 has been tracked at an average distance of 82-88 nautical miles from the shoreline.</p><p>In addition, data from Dark Vessel Detection reveals the presence of three other Chinese Coast Guard vessels in the vicinity of Bajo De Masinloc. These include CCG-5901, approximately 99.37 nautical miles from Zambales; CCG-3502 at 131.70 nautical miles; and CCG-3103 at 133.97 nautical miles.</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/lmwqq9x-n70?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The LRAD is a specialized loudspeaker that emits high-decibel sound waves that can cause pain to the eardrums and possible permanent hearing loss.</p>

The LRAD is a specialized loudspeaker that emits high-decibel sound waves that can cause pain to the eardrums and possible permanent hearing loss.