4 Chinese Coast Guard ships spotted near Bajo de Masinloc

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4 Chinese Coast Guard ships spotted near Bajo de Masinloc  Four Chinese Coast Guard vessels were spotted near Bajo de Masinloc at noon on Nov. 27, 2025. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, said three ships were within two nautical miles from the shore while the fourth was 50 nautical miles from Zambales.   VIDEO BY Izel Abanilla  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #AFP #Philippines

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00:00Yes, based on our monitoring today, as of 1200, there were four Chinese Coast Guard ships monitored in the vicinity of Baho ni Masinlok.

00:09Three of these were within two nautical miles of the shoal, while the fourth was 50 nautical miles west of Zambales.

00:21So, makita natin na yung tatlo ay nasa paligid lang ng Baho ni Masinlok, yung isang ay medyo lumapit ng konti.

00:27Lumapit sa coastal area of Zambales. It was traveling northward with a point of 000 degrees.

00:35Ibig sabihin, straight up northward ang kanyang takbo, a speed of approximately 8 knots, directo ang kanyang takbo.

00:44We do not want to speculate bakit lumapit siya, but we have noticed in the past na pag meron tayong weather disturbance,

00:51afterwards, bumabalik ang mga CCG, Marta Militia, and yung PLA Navy.

00:58And if you notice, nakakalabas naman ang bagyo natin.

01:02So, during the storm, we also noticed na bumaba ang mga numbers nila.

01:06So, this could now be the return of the ships yung pagbalik nila after the typhoon.

01:09It was monitored southeast of Baho ni Masinlok, traveling northward.

01:16At around 1,200, today, it was 51 nautical miles west of Butolan.

01:23Tuloy-tuloy pa ng kanyang biyahe northward.

01:26Northern Luzon Naval Command attempted to send an aircraft to challenge the ship,

01:32but because of the adverse weather, hindi naka-take off your aircraft.

01:37The monitoring, the report did not mention kung saan lang galing,

01:41but the moment they picked up the ship through our domain awareness,

01:47they kept tracking it already.

01:49Sir, should this be a cause for alarm?

01:51No, definitely no.

01:53Why? Because we are already aware of their presence.

01:57That's why we monitor them and we record everything.

01:59Ang changes lang na nangyari sa Baho ni Masinlok

02:03after the false declaration of the nature reserve

02:07is yung dalawang buoy on the northeast corner of the shore

02:11and yung mga barriers sa bukana ng shore.

02:16The number of ships is basically the same

02:19even before the default declaration of the nature reserve.

02:25Lahat naman na ito, we contested this, we pushed back,

02:28we brought this out through our transparency initiative

02:32in coordination with the Coast Guard and IFR.

02:36At the same time, yung ating mga patrols under Nolcombe

02:38ay tuloy-tuloy pa rin.

02:40Thank you, sir.

02:41Thank you, sir.

02:42Thank you, sir.

03:11Thank you, sir.

03:13Thank you, sir.

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