PCG probes harassment of Filipino fishermen by China Coast Guard

PCG: Latest harassment near Bajo de Masinloc happened before PH-China talks

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday said it cannot say that there is an escalation on the part of China as the latest harassment incident near Bajo de Masinloc occurred before the agreement of the Philippines and China to de-escalate tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

PCG probes harassment of Filipino fishermen by China Coast Guard

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said over the weekend that it was investigating claims of some Filipino fishermen that they were harassed by Chinese Coast Guard personnel while gathering seashells in Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on January 12.The PCG said a video of the supposed act of harassment is circulating online, and that the agency is taking steps to gather sworn statements of individuals shown in th…

PH condemns China Coast Guard's harassment of Filipino fishermen off Bajo de Masinloc

A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel appears to grab a Filipino fishing boat from a Filipino fishermen off Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales on Jan. 12, 2024. The Philippine Coast Guard said the CCG directed the crew of the boat to return the sea shells he gathered back into the sea. (Courtesy of Wilfredo Pepito via PCG / Facebook)(UPDATED)The Philippine government called out China anew on Monday, Jan. 22, after its coast guard's apparent harassment of …