The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) stated Saturday that Chinese maritime militia and coastguard vessels noticed earlier in Ayungin and Sabina Shoals have been nonetheless inside within the nation’s maritime area.
At a news discussion board in Quezon City, PCG adviser for maritime safety Commodore Jay Tarriela stated the Coast Guard has already submitted the incident report on the just lately carried out maritime area consciousness (MDA) flight.
During the MDA flight, the PCG noticed 30 Chinese. Maritime militia vessels and one Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in Ayungin Shoal, and Sabina Shoal.
The PCG additionally launch a video the place a problem from China will be heard telling the PCG to go away the world regardless that it’s inside the unique financial zone EEZ) of the Philippines.
“What I can confirm is there’s still Chinese maritime militia and China Coast Guard vessels in Ayungin and Sabina Shoals,” Tarriela stated.
The presence of Chinese vessels inside the nation’s territorial waters has continued regardless of a diplomatic protest lodged by the Department of Foreign Affairs towards China following the laser-pointing incident on the BRP Malapascua close to the Ayungin Shoal.
Some members of the PCG had suffered momentary blindness because of the laser.
Asked if the PCG will suggest one other diplomatic protest on the continued presence of Chinese vessels, Tarriela stated “the decision … is up to the DFA.”
“We can just submit facts and [pieces of] evidence and it’s always up to them how they’re going to utilize those documents and proof that we submitted,” he stated.
Defending its coast guard’s motion, Beijing accused the Philippine Coast Guard vessel of intruding the waters off the Ren’ai Reef “without Chinese permission.”
China claims the South China Sea practically in its entirety. —LBG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
