18 January 2026
Calbayog City
National

“The Monster” ship ng China, nananatili pa rin sa Escoda Shoal

NANANATILI ang presensya ng pinakamalaking barko ng China Coast Guard na “The Monster” sa Escoda Shoal para bantayan ang BRP Teresa Magbanua ng Philippine Coast Guard.

Ayon kay Philippine Navy Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, maituturing ng iligal ang presensya ng CCG vessel 5901 na noon pang July 3 nasa katubigan ng Pilipinas. 

Sa mga nakalipas na linggo ay nagpatrolya sa karagatan ng Pilipinas ang higanteng barko, subalit inilarawan ito ni Trinidad bilang bahagi ng innocent passage at freedom of navigation, na kinikilala ng United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

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