The Philippine Coast Guard slammed on Sunday China’s dangerous maneuvering of one of its ships against the BRP Malabrigo while on maritime patrol operations in Bajo de Masinloc. While the incident occurred on March 2, the Philippine Coast Guard only released details on the dangerous encounter on Sunday after it was cleared by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS). According to Coast Guard spokesman Commodore Armand Balilo, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel with bow number 3305 conducted a “close-distance maneuvering,” about 21 yards, toward the Malabrigo while the Philippine Coast Guard vessel was sailing in the waters of Bajo de Masinloc.

Acosta, R. (2022, March 28). PCG slams dangerous move by Chinese ship off Masinloc. Business Mirror, p. A12.