Philippines INSTALLED New Coast-Guard Station to MONITOR China's Activities near Taiwan
The Philippines had opened a coast guard post, in the country's far north, to boost security following China's military build-up near Taiwan over the past two years. The outpost shall gather essential maritime data and intelligence, enabling the Philippine Coast Guard to respond effectively to threats such as illicit trade, trafficking, piracy, and foreign intrusions.
In 2022, the area around Itbayat witnessed a military build-up as China, responded to political developments between Taiwan and the United States. Leading Manila announcing the opening of the station on the Philippines' northernmost inhabited island. Securing peace, stability, and freedom of navigation along the Luzon Strait is crucial for ensuring Philippine national security and economic prosperity.
The island of Itbayat is located around 150 kilometers or 93 miles of Taiwan's southmost coast. Situated in Luzon Strait, which lies between the Philippines and Taiwan, both a vital international waterway and a potential flashpoint for regional and international conflicts.
Jay Tarriela, the Philippine Coast Guard spokesman for South China Sea issues, said the Itbayat station will enable effective monitoring of vessels, passing through the strait. Notably, there have been instances that the People's Republic of China vessels, were being observed in this maritime area as they cross to the Philippines' eastern seaboard.
Itbayat is just outside the area designated by a vaguely defined map of dashes that China uses to claim most of the South China Sea. The island was one of the venues of joint military exercises by the Philippines and the U.S. from April 22 to May 10 in which more than 16,000 troops from both sides participated.
In 2023, the Philippines almost doubled the number of its military bases that U.S. forces can access, including three facing Taiwan. China has said the Philippines moves for new additional U.S. bases were stoking the fire of regional tensions.
In waters east of Taiwan, China conducted mock missile strikes and dispatched bombers carrying live missiles on Friday in its two-day Taiwan drills. The exercises were launched to punish Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te, whom it has denounced as a separatist to China’s communist type of Government.
Taiwan tracked dozens of Chinese warplanes and navy vessels off its coast on Friday, the second day of a large military exercise launched by Beijing to show its anger over the self-governing island’s inauguration of new leaders, who refuse to accept its insistence that Taiwan is part of China.
China has issued elaborate media statements showing Taiwan being surrounded by forces from its military, the People’s Liberation Army. A new video on Friday showed animated Chinese forces approaching from all sides and Taiwan being enclosed within a circular target area while simulated missiles hit key population and military targets.
Despite that, there was little sign of concern among Taiwan’s 23 million people, who have lived under threat of Chinese invasion since the two sides split during a civil war in 1949. Taiwan’s parliament was mired on Friday in a dispute between political parties over procedural measures, and business continued as usual in the bustling capital of Taipei and the ports of Keelong and Kaohsiung.
The defense ministry said it tracked 49 Chinese warplanes and 19 navy vessels, as well as coast guard vessels, and that 35 of the planes flew across the median line in the Taiwan Strait, the de facto boundary between the two sides, over a 24-hour period from Thursday to Friday.
Taiwanese marine and coast guard vessels along with air and ground-based missile units have been put on alert, particularly around the Taiwan-controlled island chains of Kinmen and Matsu just off China’s coast and far from Taiwan’s main island.
Facing external challenges and threats, Taiwan will continue to maintain the values of freedom and democracy, the new president, Lai Ching-te told sailors and top security officials Thursday, as he visited a marine base in Taoyuan, just south of the capital, Taipei.
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China thinks that they can encicle Taiwan, the thing is China was already sorrounded by U.S. allies from Japan S. Korea, Taiwan, Ph and as far as Australia
@ratapornpongsawarn9256
Ай бұрын
So as India
@serpenzaisasoblaowhy86ishi29
Ай бұрын
So which country would like to receive the first dongfeng missiles? 😂
@forgottenname343
Ай бұрын
@@serpenzaisasoblaowhy86ishi29yours
@NeroDMC-jw6hf
Ай бұрын
@@serpenzaisasoblaowhy86ishi29 I think China is the most enthusiastic about receiving missiles. They're gonna learn the hard way.
@serpenzaisasoblaowhy86ishi29
Ай бұрын
@@NeroDMC-jw6hf hahaha just do it then .... dont be scared now hahaha
Great. Put stations also in other municipality that are use as basis to determine our Philippine EEZ. This will give work to Pilipino who love our country that lives on the same municipality and want to serve the country by joining Philippine Coast Guard. Presence is key.
Batanes is a big trouble for China
Good Job to put as many as EDCA to establish into important points and allow VFA TO ALLIED FRIENDS COUNTRIES TO VISIT THE PHILS. FREQUENLY IN ORDER TO ALWAYS USE INTERNational Water and maritime Sea Lane.
Good Afternoon Every Filipinos , Personal Opinion / Suggestion : Our EEZ / Territory Must Always Be Remained Occupied By Our PCG , PN , Fishermen & All Bancas will Stay In Our EEZ , So That Chinese Will Not Occupy It . Sply , WPS . Salamat Mga Kababayan .❤🙏✌
CONGRATULATIONS PILIPINAS
Yan ang.maganda para.wala magagawa mga insik nayan sa teretoryo ng pilipinas Scarborough Philippines 🇵🇭 sea 🇵🇭 🌊 salute po sa inyong lahat
SCS or WPS is for all...everybody is free to transit anytime... rain or shine....24/7
Philippines must fastrack the acquisition of modern multirole fighter jets and submarines , put budget on iron Dome possible acquisition,more brahmos missiles,more anti missiles and aircraft defense system.Install more military weapons and US bases in the Palawan area near the west Philippines sea .
Napakagandang balita
kaya lang sabi ng mga Pilipino - missing in action ang ating PCG (Press Conference Group) sa dagat. Pero palageng nagpapa interview sa media kapag nakakita sila ng barko ng intsik
🇵🇭👍👍
It's our land. Don't just install a monitoring system install defensive Surface to Air Missiles, Mortars, Air Defenses and hae a Naval and Army Base set up there. We can start with 20,000 marines and scout rangers there. Let's put up a reliable defensive base for the defense of our land.
fight to figtht
PH needs advanced SAM & Antiship capabilities to defend its seazones from the constant Communist attacks. A Filipino vessel in Filipino territory resupplying Filipino marines should never be interfered with by any other nation. That is grounds for sinking the offending vessels. The last time I checked, besieging a military base is considered an act of war by most nations. CCP cannot afford to lose 80% of its imports and exports when its entire economy is based upon such. Thus they cannot attack PH when PH has very strong allies like Japan, USA, Australia & India. France seems very willing also to support PH. If those nations decided enough was enough, CCP could immediately lose 80% of its oil and vast amounts of other needed resources, not to mention most of its customers. CCP attacking PH would be 100% suicidal for them.
The Chinese exercise was due to last three days! But China lost a 4000 ton floating dock ship and a submarine without a shot being fired!!!
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes ...
@318hamtik67
Ай бұрын
Kinopya mo nman yang linya mula sa isang American commenter. I-acknowledge mo nman sya dahil hindi sayo yang line of thought🤣🤣🤣
@NeroDMC-jw6hf
Ай бұрын
@@318hamtik67 Why does it matter? It applies perfectly in this case.
@Wumao_Buster
Ай бұрын
@@NeroDMC-jw6hf That's typical Pinoy😂 magkamali ka ng English grammar Dyan patay ka😂
There's no South China Sea beyond 200nautical mile on their shore... international waters are there not south china sea...
What's there to monitor? To prepare for the evacuation of the 200,000 OFWs in Taiwan when there's a crisis?
@ErwinRommel-go7ld
Ай бұрын
who are you to ask???
@thepedronix5318
Ай бұрын
VOVO
@Stephen_Jabs
Ай бұрын
engot
@wangchung7599
Ай бұрын
@@Stephen_Jabs Ain't you?
@armadox9773
Ай бұрын
Ohh another clueless human asking stupid question😌
Put EDCA to Catanduanes ! Chinese vessel are sending their vessels illegally to Philippine eastern waters
Saan ka naman kasi nakakita ng isang bansa. Na dalawa ang President china my President at Taiwan May President kaya dalawang Bansa na yan dalawang President kasi. Kung Province lang ng China yan Dapat Governor lang ang mayroon ang Taiwan
@thepedronix5318
Ай бұрын
may history po yan actually koumintang ang original na government ng china hindi yung communist :)
@Stephen_Jabs
Ай бұрын
eh magkaibang governance naman talaga yang china at Taiwan, ma epal lang si china na gustong kunin ang taiwan, sa totoo lang taiwan ang original na gov't pinatalsik lang ng komunista, kung tutuusin Taiwan ang May ari ng China, rebel group lang ang mga communists.
@user-fy6cu8do5f
Ай бұрын
Matagal nang hiwalay ang Taiwan sa China. Independent country na sila kaya dapat hayaan na ng China.
@RodelioJamil
Ай бұрын
China never recognized Taiwan as a country.. better change the name... Formosa Republic of USA...
To China it’s just a piece of cake😂😂😂
@user-fy6cu8do5f
Ай бұрын
Yeah, kung tutuusin kayang kaya nilang mangpulbos ng isang teritory pero hindi nila magawa yan. Maraming bansa ang makakalaban nila. Once na magtulong tulong ang Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Ph, US, Australia, India at iba pang bansa sa Europe malaking sakit yan sa ulo ng China.
@loveclaire
Ай бұрын
If they will do it pulbos din country nila sa daming kaaway na country and China wouldn't want that😂😂😂😂😂
at least you will have a minute to say goodby to your loved ones.
@flamingknight5130
Ай бұрын
Say goodbye to Winnie the Pooh's greediness 😂
@SpeakOut_with_ReyCMutia_2014
Ай бұрын
China needs it....😂😂😂😂😂
May coastguard takot nman walang armas gusto ninyo kapayapaan gayahin ninyo ang style ng Indonesia. 🇵🇭💪👏🤔😀😜👍😎
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