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<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1760238853799G3Btf5Fa8AAh55_ (1).jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">China vessel &#x27;deliberately rammed&#x27; Philippine ship: PCG.<em> Philippine Coast Guard/Jay Tarriela/X</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(2nd Update) </strong>— A Chinese vessel &quot;deliberately rammed&quot; a Philippine ship providing cover for Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday.</p><p>The Philippines and China have had confrontations in recent months in the West Philippine Sea, part of the larger South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost entirely despite a ruling that says its assertions have no basis.</p><p>In a statement Sunday morning, Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson on the West Philippine Sea, said a China Coast Guard vessel rammed the stern of the BRP Datu Pagbuaya and caused &quot;minor structural damage but no injuries to the crew.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/9/more-than-a-decade-since-standoff-pinoy-fishermen-still-decry-chinese-presence-in-bajo-de-masinloc-0020"><strong>More than a decade since standoff, Pinoy fishermen still decry Chinese presence in Bajo de Masinloc<br/></strong></a></div><p>BRP Datu Pagbuaya and two other Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels were anchored in the territorial waters of Pag-asa Island — nearly 500 kilometers west of Palawan — to protect Filipino fishermen there when they &quot;faced dangerous and provocative maneuvers from the China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese Maritime Militia vessels,&quot; Tarriela said.</p><p>Around 8:15 a.m., the Chinese maritime vessels &quot;approached dangerously close&quot; and activated their water cannons &quot;as a clear threat against the BFAR vessels,&quot; the official narrated on his X account.</p><p>Tarriela said the situation &quot;escalated at approximately 9:15 a.m. when CCG vessel with bow number 21559 fired its water cannon directly at the BRP Datu Pagbuaya, hitting the vessel.&quot;</p><p>And three minutes later, at around 9:18 a.m., the same CCG ship &quot;deliberately rammed the stern of the BRP Datu Pagbuaya, causing minor structural damage but no injuries to the crew,&quot; he said.</p><p>The PCG and the BFAR vowed to &quot;remain undeterred despite aggressive harassment and direct threats from Chinese vessels in the territorial waters of Pag-asa Island,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Despite these bullying tactics and aggressive actions, the PCG and BFAR remain resolute. We will not be intimidated or driven away, as our presence in the Kalayaan Island Group is crucial for protecting the rights and livelihoods of Filipino fishermen,&quot; said Tarriela.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>CHINA: FULL RESPONSIBILITY ON PH SIDE</strong></div><p>China routinely blames incidents in the West Philippine Sea on the Philippines.</p><p>China&#x27;s coast guard said the incident occurred after a Philippine vessel entered waters near Sandy Cay, &quot;ignored repeated stern warnings from the Chinese side, and dangerously approached&quot; the Chinese ship.</p><p>&quot;Full responsibility lies with the Philippine side,&quot; spokesman Liu Dejun said in an online statement.</p><p>Photos and videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard showed a China Coast Guard vessel — with its activated water cannon — shadowing a Philippine ship.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1483031499647209%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RECENT CONFRONTATIONS</strong></div><p>Last month, the Philippine government said one person was injured when a water cannon attack by a China Coast Guard vessel shattered a window on the bridge of another fisheries bureau ship, BRP Datu Gumbay Piang, near the Beijing-controlled Scarborough Shoal.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/16/philippines-says-one-injured-in-china-coast-guard-water-cannon-attack-2043">Philippines says one injured in China Coast Guard water cannon attack</a></div><p>In August, a Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat near the same shoal.</p><p>China seized control of the fish-rich shoal from the Philippines after a lengthy standoff in 2012.</p><p>The Philippines had also expressed opposition to China&#x27;s plans for a &quot;nature reserve&quot; on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, with Manila&#x27;s National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano calling it a pretext for &quot;eventual occupation&quot; of the site.</p><p>The South China Sea is a busy waterway through which more than 60 percent of global maritime trade passes.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/11/ph-rejects-china-plan-to-establish-nature-reserve-at-scarborough-1201">Philippines protests China nature reserve plan for Scarborough Shoal</a></div><div><strong>— With Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><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/_9PmiAAj72k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>A Chinese vessel "deliberately rammed" a Philippine ship providing cover for Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said Sunday.</p>

A Chinese vessel "deliberately rammed" a Philippine ship providing cover for Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said Sunday.

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China vessel 'deliberately rammed' PH ship providing cover for fishermen: PCG

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Published October 12, 2025 11:25 AM PHT

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Updated October 12, 2025 02:39 PM PHT

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