Five Chinese and two Vietnamese fishing vessels were recently ordered by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to leave the country’s waters off Palawan, the PCG said Sunday. In a statement, the PCG said its BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) dispersed the foreign vessels caught last June 30 in the vicinity of Marie Louise Bank some 147 nautical miles off El Nido, Palawan. The Marie Louise Bank is part of the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the West Philippine Sea.

PCG scatters Chinese, Vietnam ships in WPS. (2021, July 5). Manila Standard, p. A4.