{"id":4341,"date":"2025-12-14T05:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T05:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/philippines-says-fishermen-hurt-boat-damaged-in-china-coastguard-skirmish\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T05:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T05:35:24","slug":"philippines-says-fishermen-hurt-boat-damaged-in-china-coastguard-skirmish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/philippines-says-fishermen-hurt-boat-damaged-in-china-coastguard-skirmish\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines says fishermen hurt, boat damaged in China coastguard skirmish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The Philippines has accused Chinese coastguard ships of firing water cannon at Filipino fishermen near a disputed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f00V9MQBhg8\">South China Sea<\/a> shoal, injuring three people and causing \u201csignificant damage\u201d to two fishing vessels.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Philippine coastguard (PCG) said that nearly two dozen Filipino fishing boats were attacked a day earlier, near an atoll called the Sabina Shoal that falls within the country\u2019s 200km (124-mile) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/11\/2\/us-china-agree-to-set-up-military-to-military-channels-hegseth-says\">US, China agree to set up military-to-military channels, Hegseth says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/11\/7\/chinas-third-aircraft-carrier-the-fujian-enters-military-service\">China\u2019s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters military service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a 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coastguard, said in a statement posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo [Filipino fishing boats] also suffered significant damage from high-pressure water cannon blasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the incident, a Chinese boat also cut the anchor lines of several Filipino vessels, endangering their crews, according to the Philippine coastguard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PCG calls on the Chinese coastguard to adhere to internationally recognised standards of conduct, prioritising the preservation of life at sea over pretensions of law enforcement that jeopardise the lives of innocent fishermen,\u201d it said in a separate statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PCG Successfully Renders Assistance to Harassed Filipino Fishermen at Escoda Shoal Amid Aggressive Actions by Chinese Vessels<\/p>\n<p>The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) today announced the successful deployment of its multi-role response vessels, MRRV-4403 and MRRV-4411, to the vicinity\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DW4eXgtjG3\">https:\/\/t.co\/DW4eXgtjG3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2QOwRDjbB\">pic.twitter.com\/P2QOwRDjbB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jay Tarriela (@jaytaryela) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaytaryela\/status\/1999713381255897283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>China, however, defended its actions on Friday as necessary to maintain its \u201cterritorial sovereignty\u201d over the Sabina Shoal, which it referred to by the Chinese name Xianbin Jiao.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Chinese coastguard spokesperson Liu Dejun said the military\u2019s vessels had taken \u201cnecessary control measures, including issuing verbal warnings and expelling by external means, in accordance with laws and regulations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Dejun accused the Philippine vessels of having \u201cdeliberately intruded\u201d on the shoal \u201cunder the pretext of fishing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Tarriela told the Reuters news agency that the Chinese coastguard\u2019s statement amounted to an admission of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>In Saturday\u2019s statement, the Philippine coastguard added that the vessels it deployed to aid the injured fishermen were repeatedly blocked from reaching the Sabina Shoal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite these unprofessional and unlawful interferences, the PCG successfully reached the fishermen this morning and provided immediate medical attention to the injured, along with essential supplies,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>There has been a history of clashes between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, as each side seeks to assert its territorial claims.<\/p>\n<p>A separate incident on Friday took place at the Beijing-controlled Scarborough Shoal, known in China as Huangyan Dao.<\/p>\n<p>There, the Chinese military said that it had also \u201cwarned and expelled\u201d several small aircraft from the Philippines that flew through what it considers its airspace.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the Philippines also accused a Chinese ship of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/10\/12\/philippines-accuses-china-of-ramming-damaging-vessel-in-south-china-sea\">deliberately ramming<\/a> one of its government vessels in the Spratly Islands, where Beijing has sought to assert its sovereignty claims for years. Beijing blamed Manila for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>A month earlier, one person was injured when a water cannon from a Chinese coastguard vessel shattered a window on the bridge of a fisheries bureau vessel near the Scarborough Shoal.<\/p>\n<p>China claims an area in the South China Sea that cuts into the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, which all have competing claims.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, an international tribunal sided with the Philippines, finding that China\u2019s claims exceeded lawful limits under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.<\/p>\n<p>But China denounced the ruling and has refused to abide by it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philippines has accused Chinese coastguard ships of firing water cannon at Filipino fishermen near a disputed South China Sea shoal, injuring three people and causing \u201csignificant damage\u201d to two fishing vessels. 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