The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) stated Sunday that they didn’t obtain any stories that the buoys they positioned within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) had been lacking.
PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo stated in a Super Radyo dzBB interview that the final report they acquired was that each one the buoys they put in within the WPS final month as sovereign markers and for navigational security had been “intact.”
“Wala kaming report na may nawawala sa pinaglalagay namin. Intact ‘yun at nasa kanilang designated na places,” he stated.
(We haven’t any stories of any buoys lacking. They are intact and of their designated locations.)
“It’s early to tell kung may nawala talaga sapagkat ‘yung last report naman ay intact silang lahat. Hindi ko alam kung saan nagsimula itong may nawalang boya,” he added.
(It’s too early to inform if any buoy is lacking as a result of the final report was that they had been all intact. I do not know the place these stories of lacking buoys began.)
Balilo reiterated that the PCG was assured that eight of the buoys had been nonetheless there, although they need to examine on the buoys on the Balagtas Reef and Julian Felipe Reef.
In case any of the buoys had been certainly misplaced, he stated the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea and the Department of Foreign Affairs would be told.
“Sturdy ‘yan. Mayroon ‘yang mga pampabigat at hindi basta basta ‘yan inaanod,” Balilo defined.
(The buoys are sturdy. They have weights they usually do not simply drift immediately.)
Amid the continued presence of Chinese vessels within the WPS, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año earlier stated the set up of the buoys within the WPS was an act of a sovereign nation and pursuant to Philippine obligations beneath worldwide legislation.
After the Philippines put in the markers, China’s Transport Ministry stated its South China Sea maritime safety middle additionally positioned three beacons near Irving Reef (Balagtas Reef), Whitsun Reef (Julian Felipe Reef), and Gaven Reefs (Burgos Reefs) within the Spratly Islands, which consists of islets, reef banks, and shoals. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
