The Philippines is able to apprehend unlawful fishers who will enterprise into its territorial waters and unique financial zone after the tip of China’s fishing ban within the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs stated on Friday.
According to JP Soriano’s report on “24 Oras,” there’s now a priority that Chinese fishing fleets will enter Philippine waters and its EEZ with the tip of China’s fishing ban which additionally coated the West Philippine Sea.
“The Philippines is ready to take law enforcement measures on illegal fishing activities in its waters,” DFA spokesperson Ambassador Teresita Daza stated on Friday.
The Philippines didn’t acknowledge China’s fishing ban that has been the topic of its diplomatic protests.
“We will continue to register our formal opposition to it. It is an illegal exercise of state authority in so far as they cover the Philippines’ maritime zones,” Daza said.
According to Chino Gaston’s report on “24 Oras,” native officers in Kalayaan, Palawan stated Chinese fishers did not honor the fishing ban.
“Sa nakikita natin parang contradictory. Perennial ang mga bangka nila doon, ang mga barko nila na nangingisda,” Councilor MP Albayda stated.
(Based on what we have seen, it is contradictory. Their boats have all the time been there to fish.)
Filipino fishers from the island and in mainland Palawan opted to keep away from fishing in areas the place Chinese vessels are sighted.
“Yung mga kasamahan namin dito, takot na magpunta doon. Sa halip na doon makakuha ng maraming isda dahil sakop naman ng teritoryo natin, tayo pa ang binabawalan ng ibang bansa,” a fisher stated.
(Our fellow fishers listed here are afraid to go there. Instead of with the ability to fish the place there’s lots to catch and inside our territory, we’re being stored from doing so by one other nation.) —NB, GMA Integrated News
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