In tears, Lieutenant Efren Duran Jr., gave a salute and apologized to Philippine Coast Guard Palawan District Commander Captain Dennis Labay after his ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua, returned to Palawan after a five month duty at Escoda Shoal (International name: Sabina Shoal),

For weeks, "lugaw" or rice porridge filled their stomachs and they resorted to drinking boiled rainwater as well as droplets from their

For enduring harassment and hardships while maintaining the Philippines’ presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senator Robinhood Padilla acknowledged the crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua. In Senate Resolution 1202,

The crew of BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) endurex hunger and thirst for weeks after Chinese forces blocked resupply missions to the Philippine Coast Guard ship guarding the Sabina Shoal.

Tarriela said that the Chinese maritime forces, which asserted their presence in Sabina Shoal and harassed the Coast Guard flagship, did not retreat.

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua was “compelled” to return to port due to unfavorable weather conditions, lack of daily supplies, and

The national government is planning to deploy other vessels to Escoda Shoal as a replacement for BRP Terersa Magbanua.

Some 60 hungry and dehydrated Philippine Coast guard personnel returned home to Palawan aboard BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), ending a five-month stalemate with Chinese forces in Escoda Shoal (International name: Sabina Shoal).

BRP Teresa Magbanua’s return from Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is "not a withdrawal,” said the National Maritime Council (NMC) on