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Jervis Manahan

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<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/n0d_nU3sHFA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>MANILA — Two vessels of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) were sighted from the Atin Ito civilian mission ship on Tuesday morning.</div><p>CCG vessel with bow number 3306 only had 3 nautical miles of distance from the Atin Ito ship while CCG 21549 was 5 nautical miles away at around 8 a.m.</p><p>They were seen 45 nautical miles away off the coast off El Nido, Palawan, inside the Philippine exclusive economic zone.</p><p>China sent radio challenges to the Atin Ito Ship, driving the civilian mission away.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/25/wrap-as-atin-ito-ships-out-an-online-debate-rages-on-protecting-the-west-ph-sea-2031">WRAP: As ‘Atin Ito’ ships out, an online debate rages on protecting the West Philippine Sea</a></div><p>Captain Jorge dela Cruz of the T/S Kapitan Felix Oca said the mission would continue.</p><p>&quot;Continue pa rin naman tayo sa voyage plan natin approaching going to Pag-asa Island pero imagine, 40 miles off pa lang tayo, eto na,&quot; Dela Cruz said.</p><p>(We will continue with our voyage plan approaching Pag-asa Island but imagine, we&#x27;re just 40 miles off and they are already here.)</p><p>&quot;Inoobserbahan nila tayo, ano ang destinasyon natin, aware na sila sa operation natin ngayon,&quot; he added.</p><p>(They are observing us, our destination. It seems China is already aware of our operation today.)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/22/third-civilian-mission-to-bring-peace-and-solidarity-concert-in-west-ph-sea-1535">Third civilian mission to bring &#x27;peace and solidarity concert&#x27; in West Philippine Sea</a></div><p>Two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels, the BRP Melchora Aquino and BRP Malapascua, were closely escorting the Atin Ito ship.</p><p>Based on speed and barring any dangerous maneuvers, the Atin Ito mission will arrive at the vicinity of Pag-asa Island at around 2 p.m. Wednesday.</p>

<p>Two vessels of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) were sighted from the Atin Ito civilian mission ship on Tuesday morning.</p>

Two vessels of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) were sighted from the Atin Ito civilian mission ship on Tuesday morning.

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2 Chinese Coast Guard vessels sighted from Atin Ito civilian mission ship

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 27, 2025 09:45 AM PHT

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Updated May 27, 2025 02:15 PM PHT

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