MANILA, Philippines — The procurement of five more 97-meter multirole response vessels similar to BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) is already underway, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has driven away a Chinese research vessel spotted off Ilocos Norte on May 1, out of the country’s exclusive economic zone.

The Japanese leader, who concluded his two-day visit to the country on Wednesday, also visited the 97-meter patrol vessel Teresa Magbanua, which Japan provided to the PCG through a yen loan project.

The Philippine Coast Guard captured footage of a Chinese vessel's retrieval of a deep-sea submersible vessel from waters near Ilocos Norte on Monday, May 5 — an incident that the PCG believes confirms ...

Footage shows the 340-foot oceanic research ship retrieving a deep-sea submersible and an unknown piece of equipment.

A Chinese research ship earlier spotted off the coast of a town in Ilocos Norte and within the country’s EEZ, has left the ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has mobilized BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) and an aircraft to monitor, challenge, and escort a Chinese research vessel suspected of conducting illegal marine ...

The additions to the PCG fleet will be similar to the BRP Teresa Magbanua and the BRP Melchora Aquino, which have been deployed to patrol the West Philippine Sea, waters within the country’s 370 ...

Under authoritarian President Xi Jinping, Beijing has continued to expand its reach into the South China Sea - strategically ...

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday said it drove away a Chinese vessel conducting illegal research in waters north of the Philippines, where it was seen retrieving a deep-sea exploration ...

NSC exec warns vs. Beijing construction in Bajo de Masinloc Any attempt by China to undertake construction to militarize Bajo ...