The world's largest coast guard vessel, China Coast Guard's 'The Monster,' entered Philippine waters, sailing close to Luzon and Scarborough Shoal. The incident raises concerns about China's maritime assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea.
Good day. Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Sunday, January 5, 2025.Today's episode is brought to you by Wilcon Depot, The Philippines' leading home improvement and construction supplies retailer—your Trusted Building Partner. \ China Coast Guard's (CCG) 'The Monster,' the world's largest coast guard vessel, intruded into Philippine waters on Saturday, Jan.
4, sailing to just 50 nautical miles from Luzon, based on monitoring conducted by SeaLight, a maritime transparency project that monitors and reports activities in the South China Sea. Arriving at Scarborough Shoal on New Year's Day, the 12,000-ton vessel is a behemoth of China's maritime force. Five times larger than the Philippine Coast Guard's two largest ships — BRP Teresa Magbanua and BRP Gabriela Silang — it is equipped with heavy machine guns and a helicopter platform. The Monster was accompanied by three other CCG vessels — 3106, 3302 and 3305 — and seven militia ships. Scarborough Shoal, known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc, is a traditional fishing ground for Filipino fishermen. However, access to the area has been increasingly restricted by Chinese vessels, which maintain de facto control. Situated 125 nautical miles from Luzon, the shoal falls within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as per international law. \ Former Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo on Saturday branded as 'dirty politics' the removal of Vice President Sara Duterte as a member of the National Security Council (NSC). Panelo issued the statement after the vice president and former presidents, including her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, were excluded from the NSC in an executive order (EO) reorganizing the presidential advisory body principally responsible for coordinating and integrating government plans and policies related to national securit
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