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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG; Filipino: Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is the third [4] armed uniformed service [5] of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, [4] tasked primarily with enforcing laws within Philippine waters, conducting maritime security operations, safeguarding life and property at sea, and protecting marine environment and resources; similar ...
The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plans to expand joint patrols with the United ...
A dispute arose over toxic waste contamination in Clark Air Base and Subic Naval Base as soon as the US government turned over the bases to the Philippine government. [30] [31] At the time, U.S. government and United Nations reports confirming serious contamination at 46 locations in the two bases had come out. But the U.S. government ...
Rajah Buayan Air Station; U. ... United States naval bases in the Philippines; V. Villamor Air Base This page was last edited on 24 October 2022, at 14:55 (UTC ...
The Philippines has built a new coast guard station on the contested island of Thitu in the South China Sea, boosting its ability to monitor movements of Chinese vessels and aircraft in the busy ...
MANILA/BEIJING (Reuters) -The Philippines said on Monday it would keep a closer guard on reefs, shoals and islets in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, alarmed by reports of new ...
On September 26, 2023, the Philippine Coast Guard announced that they conducted an operation to remove the floating barrier installed by Chinese Coast Guard officers near the shoal in the southeast. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] A new floating barrier was deployed in 2024.
Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Ayungin Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Ayungin, lit. 'sandbank of silver perch'), Bãi Cỏ Mây and Rén'ài Jiāo (Chinese: 仁爱礁/仁愛礁), [1] is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles (194 km; 121 mi) west of Palawan, Philippines. [2]