Philippines, Jan. 25 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has compelled a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel to move farther from the Zambales coastline, officials reported on Saturday.

At 1 p.m. on Friday, the CCG replaced its vessel 3103 with its much larger ship, vessel 3304, which the PCG's BRP Cabra managed to push away to a distance of 85 to 90 nautical miles from the Zambales coastline.

PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela said the Chinese ship is now about 100 nautical miles from the province as of 6 a.m. Saturday.

Tarriela noted that China's deployment of the larger vessel was "likely with the intention of outmaneuvering the PCG vessel due to its size and speed."

The CCG vessel 3304 measures 111 mete...