THE BRP Teresa Magbanua, the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) biggest multirole vessel, left Sabina (Escoda) Shoal on Sept. 14, 2024, after being deployed for more than five months. This triggered speculation as to the wisdom or reason behind the pullout without another vessel replacing it.
THE BRP Teresa Magbanua, the Philippine Coast Guard's biggest multirole vessel, left Sabina Shoal on Sept. 14, 2024, after being deployed for more than five months. This triggered speculation as to the wisdom or reason behind the pullout without another vessel replacing it. And the many theories following this sudden but not unexpected 'repositioning' are not without bases.
And that is by the sheer preponderance of China's ships and its temerity in ramming a handful of our smaller vessels. And this tactic of subduing the enemy by attrition is obviously working.In my column last week, I raised the point that a maritime nation such as ours, with a coastline that is fourth-longest in the world, needs more patrol ships for our PCG and Navy.
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