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PCG continues challenge vs Chinese vessels in West PH Sea

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<p>The Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday said it conducted another radio challenge on a Chinese vessel wandering inside Philippine waters.</p><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=1887488908684107915&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%3A2025-02-06T13%3A37%3A16.027628%3A1e3e2f2c-e8a1-4e4f-9b20-48b961760b15%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=5e08c9d6c266f0f26fe2abdf1571474884909a7f&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="1887488908684107915"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>BRP Teresa Magbanua confronted China Coast Guard vessel 3304 which is currently sailing 105 to 115 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales, within the Philippines&#x27; Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).  </p><p>&quot;The PCG has vigilantly contacted the China Coast Guard vessel through radio, clearly stating that its presence constitutes a violation of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the 2016 Arbitral Award,&quot; the PCG said in a statement.</p><p>BRP Teresa Magbanua has been monitoring trespassing CCG sea craft for over a week now while protecting Filipino fishermen and their livelihood within Philippine waters.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/3/pcg-china-coast-guard-vessels-deployment-off-pangasinan-closest-yet-to-ph-coastline-1422">PCG: China Coast Guard vessels’ deployment off Pangasinan closest yet to Philippine coastline</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/4/two-chinese-vessels-seen-off-pangasinan-leave-philippine-eez-coast-guard-1048">Two Chinese vessels seen off Pangasinan leave Philippine EEZ: coast guard</a></div><p>Days ago, the PCG drove away the Chinese Coast Guard&#x27;s so called &quot;monster ship&quot; that was caught sailing closer to the shores of Zambales province.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/2/pcg-pushes-chinas-monster-ship-further-away-from-zambales-coast-2334">PCG pushes China&#x27;s &#x27;monster ship&#x27; further away from Zambales coast</a></div><p>CCG 5901 was initially spotted “54 nautical miles from shore” of Zambales. It was pushed back by BRP Teresa Magbanua “to approximately 120 nautical miles.”</p>

<p>The Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday said it conducted another radio challenge on a Chinese vessel wandering inside Philippine waters.</p>

The Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday said it conducted another radio challenge on a Chinese vessel wandering inside Philippine waters.