China Coast Guard patrols creeping toward Luzon — PCGChinese vessels are seen colliding while tailing the Philippine patrol vessel BRP Suluan, August 11, 2025. The incursion off Dasol town in Pangasinan province on April 8, 2025, put China Coast Guard vessels (CCG) about 43 kilometers from shore, roughly the distance from Manila to Masungi Georeserve in Rizal. "[Filipino] fishermen have been displaced farther from [Bajo de Masinloc], as [China Coast Guard] vessels have aggressively driven them toward the Luzon coast and away from their traditional fishing grounds," Tarriela said in a statement. Philippine Coast Guard / Released PCG visualization of data on the general location of Filipino fishers near Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in 2025. The PCG tracked 39 Chinese government vessels around Scarborough Shoal in April 2025 alone — the highest monthly count last year.

Source: Philippine Star January 22, 2026 07:52 UTC