Tag: PCG
Maritime Patrol Forces – The Unsung Heroes of National Security
Coastguard forces are in constant demand to help defend against illegal Chinese EEZ exploitation and other maritime criminal activity.
Larger surface combatants offer naval forces...
Japan Coast Guard Provides Capacity-Building Support to The Philippines
On September 11, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced that three members of its Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT) were dispatched to the Philippines from...
China Puts Squeeze on Philippine Reefs in South China Sea
Second Thomas Shoal has emerged as a South China Sea flashpoint, as China smothers Philippine aspirations to protect its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This...
Building Regional Response to Chinese Naval Build-up
Individual nations around the South China Sea, while not being able to match China’s maritime strength, are trying to add to, and modernise, their...
Philippine coastguard claims ‘laser’ harassment by China
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Parola-class patrol vessel was menaced by a “military-grade” laser deployed from a trespassing China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel while...
Affordable Maritime Patrol
While nothing is cheap in defence, a range of less expensive capabilities might be enough, especially if networked with allies.
The Indo-Pacific region has...
Philippines receives first of two large coastguard vessels from Japan
The first of two 94 metre-long Multirole Response Vessels (MRRVs) on order for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has arrived home on 26 January....
Philippines receives first of 10 Japan-built MRRVs
The Japanese government has delivered the first of ten Japanese-built ‘Parola’ class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), the BRP Tubbataha, to the Philippines’ Coast Guard...
