Manila increases number of assets patrolling West Philippine Sea amid continued presence of Chinese vessels
14 April 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez
The Philippines has increased the number of maritime assets deployed to areas it claims in the disputed South China Sea (SCS) amid what Manila described as a “continuous swarming” in the West Philippine Sea of Chinese coastguard and “maritime militia” vessels.
PLAN Jiangdao (Type 056/056A)-class corvette
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was spotted by the Philippine’s NTF-WPS near the disputed Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea on 11 April.
(NTF-WPS)
The state-owned Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported on 13 April that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has also deployed Parola-class vessel BRP