PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) personnel from the BRP Teresa Magbanua on Wednesday participated in a flag-raising ceremony at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to mark Independence Day.
PHILIPPINE Coast Guard personnel from the BRP Teresa Magbanua on Wednesday participated in a flag-raising ceremony at Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea to mark Independence Day. PCG spokesman Rear Adm. Armando Balilo said the event was the first flag raising at Escoda Shoal.Balilo said BRP Teresa Magbanua was at the shoal to 'maintain peace and security within the waters of the Philippines' exclusive economic zone .
During the ceremony, the PCG said they sighted eight Chinese vessels within Escoda Shoal and four more outside the shoal.Balilo said the Chinese vessels were monitoring the event.The ceremony was led by PCG Lt. Efren Duran with the crew and riders of the BRP Teresa Magbanua.BRP Teresa Magbanua was deployed by PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan to the area last month in response to the presence of Chinese ships in the atoll.
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