News: PCG on Escoda: ‘We did not abandon anything’

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PCG on Escoda: ‘We did not abandon anything’

September 17, 2024

SAFE AT PORT After a five-month patrol at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, the BRP Teresa Magbanua has returned to port at Puerto Princesa City in Palawan province. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel, which was rammed by the Chinese during its deployment to Escoda, will undergo repairs. —PCG PHOTO

Hi there. PCG denies losing Escoda Shoal: 'We did not abandon anything'

Despite pulling out its ship from Escoda Shoal after a record-setting five months of deployment there, the Philippine Coast Guard said it would still keep its presence in the shoal: "We have not lost anything... [It] is still part of our exclusive economic zone."

Was that a swipe at VP Sara Duterte? Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday vowed that all agencies would undergo stringent budget scrutiny by the House, and scored "critics who speak of accountability while conveniently ignoring their own misuse of public funds."

Another fire hit the Philippine General Hospital—the third so far this year—on Monday morning, the blaze starting around 6 a.m. in one of the rooms at the mezzanine of the main building, forcing the temporary evacuation of many patients.

Two cyclones — Tropical Depression "Gener," likely to make landfall in Isabela or Aurora province by Tuesday morning, and Tropical Storm "Pulasan," projected to remain far from Luzon's landmass — are expected to bring heavy rains, according to Pagasa.

Another assassination attempt was made against Donald Trump, this time while he was golfing in Florida, just two months after the Republican presidential candidate was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, sustaining a minor injury to his right ear.

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