Philippines unveils new coast guard command in disputed South China Sea

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This photograph shows the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) bid centre connected Thitu Island successful the South China Sea connected April 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP

The Philippine Coast Guard unveiled connected Thursday (April 9, 2026) its archetypal dedicated bid centre successful the Spratly land chain, a flashpoint successful the disputed South China Sea that has been the tract of repeated confrontations with Chinese vessels.

The office of a recently established seashore defender district, formerly overseen from neighbouring Palawan, volition screen an country of astir 68,000 quadrate kilometres (26,000 quadrate miles).

Published - April 09, 2026 12:24 p.m. IST

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