The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed two vessels to Rozul Reef following reports of harassment of Filipino fishing vessels by a helicopter from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. The PCG received video footage and photographs of the harassment on Nov. 28 from a fishing boat that had returned to Quezon, Palawan. The images were of a PLA Navy helicopter menacingly hovering over a Filipino fishing boat operating near Rozul Reef, a feature within the West Philippine Sea near Palawan.

Villeza, M. E., & Felipe, C. S. (2024, December 3). China helicopter harasses Phl fishers; PCG sends ships. The Philippine Star, p. 2.