For enduring harassment and hardships while maintaining the Philippines\u2019 presence in the West Philippine Sea, the crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua were saluted by Sen. Robinhood \u201cRobin\u201d C. Padilla.<\/p>\n
In Senate Resolution 1202, Padilla cited the BRP Teresa Magbanua\u2019s crew for their \u201ccrucial and immeasurable contribution\u201d to maintaining our sovereignty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe crucial and immeasurable contribution of the officers and crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua should be recognized and commended,\u201d he said in his resolution, which was filed Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
In April 2024, the Philippine Coast Guard deployed the BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRV09701) to monitor China\u2019s reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea, as well as maintain the Philippines\u2019 presence there.<\/p>\n
Despite harassment and intimidation attempts by Chinese vessels \u2013 including an intentional ramming by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel \u2013 the BRP Teresa Magbanua did not leave the area.<\/p>\n
As part of its harassment efforts, the CCG even blocked rotation and reprovisioning missions, forcing the crew to settle for lugaw, boiled rainwater and droplets from the vessel\u2019s airconditioning system.<\/p>\n
BRP Teresa Magbanua was forced to leave Escoda Shoal last Sept. 15 and return to Puerto Princesa Port due to weather conditions, depleted supplies and damage to the vessel \u2013 aside from the medical condition of some of its crew.<\/p>\n
\u201cResolved, as it is hereby resolved, that the Senate of the Philippines commends and lauds the brave men and women of the Philippine Coast Guard on board the BRP Teresa Magbanua for their dedication and commitment to protect the sovereign rights of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea,\u201d Padilla stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For enduring harassment and hardships while maintaining the Philippines\u2019 presence in the West Philippine Sea, the crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua were saluted by Sen. Robinhood \u201cRobin\u201d C. Padilla. In Senate Resolution 1202, Padilla cited the BRP Teresa Magbanua\u2019s crew for their \u201ccrucial and immeasurable contribution\u201d to maintaining our sovereignty. \u201cThe crucial and immeasurable contribution of the officers and crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua should be recognized and commended,\u201d he said in his resolution, which was filed Tuesday evening. In April 2024, the Philippine Coast Guard deployed the BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRV09701) to monitor China\u2019s reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea, as well as maintain the Philippines\u2019 presence there. Despite harassment and intimidation attempts by Chinese vessels \u2013 including an intentional ramming by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel \u2013 the BRP Teresa Magbanua did not leave the area. As part of its harassment efforts, the CCG even blocked rotation and reprovisioning missions, forcing the crew to settle for lugaw, boiled rainwater and droplets from the vessel\u2019s airconditioning system. BRP Teresa Magbanua was forced to leave Escoda Shoal last Sept. 15 and return to Puerto Princesa Port due to weather conditions, depleted supplies and damage to the vessel \u2013 aside from the medical condition of some of its crew. \u201cResolved, as it is hereby resolved, that the Senate of the Philippines commends and lauds the brave men and women of the Philippine Coast Guard on board the BRP Teresa Magbanua for their dedication and commitment to protect the sovereign rights of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea,\u201d Padilla stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18301],"tags":[2033,7445,8784,705,2545,19136,19135,915,8780],"class_list":["post-20141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state-of-the-nation","tag-brp","tag-crew","tag-magbanua","tag-news","tag-resolution","tag-robins","tag-salutes","tag-sen","tag-teresa"],"yoast_head":"\n