The 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐆) 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜 (𝐁𝐃𝐌) after 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 in the said area.
The PCG, in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), said the 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 and to deliver essential support, including fuel subsidies, ice, and food packs.
According to 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚, Filipino fishermen monitored 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟓, 𝟑𝟏𝟎𝟕, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟑𝟏𝟎𝟑, 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, including the repeated use of sirens and the launching of Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) specifically 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 and 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜.
Moreover, PCG aircraft conducting a Maritime Domain Awareness flight over BDM monitored 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 (𝟓) 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 (𝟑) 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲 (𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍) 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 (𝟐) 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬. The PCG also spotted more than 20 Filipino fishing boats operating near the shoal, alongside yellow buoys installed by China last year.
Meanwhile, Rear Admiral Tarriela assured that the 𝐏𝐂𝐆 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚.
