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<p>MANILA — A Chinese Coast Guard vessel fired its water cannon for more than two minutes at a Philippine government vessel near Bajo de Masinloc on Thursday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said. </p><p>Another CCG vessel also executed a dangerous maneuver ahead of the bow of another BFAR vessel, the coast guard said.  </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="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:495px;height:661px;display:block;flex-grow:1" 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=2080169407721177430&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%3A2026-07-23T07%3A18%3A21.977027%3Ae3af1bd5-d471-4f06-857a-66137a54d1fd%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=156852d858392939bd185cdf49d8a90e6c1ed6c4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2080169407721177430"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>PCG Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela said no injuries were reported and both vessels continued their fuel subsidy mission for Filipino fishers at Bajo de Masinloc.</p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><em></em><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/22/philippines-clash-has-not-changed-south-china-sea-code-hopes-chinese-envoy-0820">Philippines clash &#x27;has not changed&#x27; South China Sea code hopes: Chinese envoy </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/23/palace-marcos-wants-reset-in-ph-china-relations-after-ayungin-incident-1414">Palace: Marcos wants ‘reset’ in PH-China relations after Ayungin incident </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/22/pgc-calls-china-coast-guard-attempt-to-block-medevac-act-of-barbarism-1521">PGC calls China Coast Guard attempt to block medevac &#x27;act of barbarism&#x27; </a><em></em></div>

<p>A Chinese Coast Guard vessel fired its water cannon for more than two minutes at a Philippine government vessel near Bajo de Masinloc on Thursday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said.</p>

A Chinese Coast Guard vessel fired its water cannon for more than two minutes at a Philippine government vessel near Bajo de Masinloc on Thursday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

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Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon at gov’t vessel

Allison Co,

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Published July 23, 2026 02:23 PM PHT

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Updated July 23, 2026 02:27 PM PHT

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