China has deployed its People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) helicopter amid the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) vigilant monitoring of China Coast Guard

Observers interpret the presence of the 165-metre vessel near Scarborough Shoal as a warning to Manila about its military ties with the US.

The Philippines has accused a giant Chinese coast guard vessel dubbed the “Monster” of maintaining an “illegal presence” in its exclusive economic zone as Beijing ramps up activities in the disputed South China Sea.

CHINA'S so-called "monster ship" has left the waters off Capones Island in Zambales and was last spotted lurking in the vicinity of Los Frailes Island in the sa

The Philippine media outlet Inquirer.net reported on Monday that the China Coast Guard (CCG) Vessel 5901 was sighted 100 kilometers (54 nautical miles) from Capones Island through Canada's Dark Vessel Detection system,

The Philippines has deployed air and sea assets of its military and coast guard in its exclusive economic zone to monitor China's largest coast guard vessel, calling the ship's presence an act of Chinese "intimidation,

Footage appears to show a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel reportedly trespassing into waters near a Philippine island. The CCG vessel was spotted sailing some 54 miles off the Capones Island in Zambales province on Saturday (4 January).

Malacaang expresses "grave concern" over the presence of China's so-called monster ship off the coast of Zambales, adding that the Philippines is actively challenging its presence.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continued to tail a Chinese monster ship allegedly loitering in Philippine waters. Footage shows the PCG vessel BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) circling the mammoth China Coast Guard (CCG) ship CCG-5901 lurking off the Philippine island of Luzon on January 6.

The National Security Council on Monday said the presence of China’s “Monster Ship” in the country’s exclusive economic zone was part of Beijings continuing intimidation, coercion, aggression, and deception in its territorial row with Manila over the West Philippine Sea.