MANILA, Philippines — The procurement of five more 97-meter multirole response vessels similar to BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) is already underway, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

Relations between the Philippines and China have been strained by disputes over sovereignty in the South China Sea, a conduit ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will soon be beefing up its fleet with the addition of 40 fast patrol boats under a deal ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru boarded two Japanese vessels docked at the Port of Manila as well as the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Teresa Magbanua to express his appreciation to their ...

PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Commodore Jay Tarriela, said the deployment of BRP Teresa Magbanua and the agency’s aircraft helped prevent Chinese Research Vessel (CRV) Tan Suo 3 ...

Footage shows the 340-foot oceanic research ship retrieving a deep-sea submersible and an unknown piece of equipment.

After monitoring the vessel's "irregular movements," the PCG deployed its largest patrol vessel, BRP Teresa Magbanua, and an aircraft launched from Laoag on Monday to challenge the Chinese vessel ...

Tarriela said the deployment of BRP Teresa Magbanua and a Coast Guard vessel proved “successful in preventing the Chinese government from doing marine scientific research and whatever research they ...

The PCG's BRP Teresa Magbanua monitored the Chinese research vessel Tansuo 3 on May 1 off Burgos, Ilocos Norte, where it was allegedly conducting illegal deep-sea mapping operations. By Monday evening ...

Under authoritarian President Xi Jinping, Beijing has continued to expand its reach into the South China Sea - strategically vital and resource-rich waters ...

The PCG deployed BRP Teresa Magbanua and an aircraft to monitor and conduct a radio challenge on the Chinese vessel. Amid the operation, PCG also spotted a submersible vessel, including a rigid hull ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has mobilized BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) and an aircraft to monitor, challenge, and escort a Chinese research vessel suspected of conducting illegal marine ...