Escalating Tension! : Philippine and Chinese Warships Clash Around the Palawan Island
Earlier this week, a senior official of the Philippine Navy announced that it had deployed a warship off the waters of Palawan Island, its westernmost island, in order to protect its maritime interests, at a time of frequent stand-offs with Chinese vessels in the South China Sea.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Commodore Edward Ike De Sagon said that the BRP Emilio Jacinto, one of the Philippine Navy’s fleet of upgraded Jacinto-class corvettes, had departed for Palawan from Naval Base Heracleo Alano at Sangley Point in Cavite on Tuesday.