Mga researcher ng China na gumagawa ng marine assessment sa West Philippine Sea, namataan sa Escoda Shoal

6 months ago

Nasa 40 Chinese vessel ang namataang umaaligid sa Escoda Shoal ilang nautical miles malapit sa Palawan! Naniniwala ang Philippine Coast Guard na posibleng paghahanda sa pagtatayo ng artificial island ang pagtatambak ng patay na corals ng China malapit doon.

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00:00 40 Chinese vessels were seen sailing near the Escoda Shoal,

00:05 a few nautical miles from Palawan.

00:07 The Philippine Coast Guard believes

00:09 that the Chinese could be preparing to build an artificial island

00:12 to fight off the dead corals near the island.

00:16 Jonathan Andan has the story.

00:18 In this video of the Philippine Coast Guard,

00:23 you can see some people sailing from the sea.

00:27 According to the PCG, these are Chinese divers

00:30 who are conducting marine assessments in the West Philippine Sea.

00:33 But the Coast Guard says that the Chinese researchers

00:36 are sailing near Palawan.

00:40 Three Chinese research vessels were seen sailing near the Escoda Shoal

00:44 which is part of the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone.

00:48 It is very alarming because

00:51 Escoda Shoal is just 75 nautical miles away from the coastline of Palawan.

00:57 It is that close now.

01:00 The PCG also surveyed the Escoda Shoal

01:02 and found dead and broken corals

01:05 that were found in the sunbars here.

01:07 According to the PCG,

01:09 this is an indication of a possible reclamation

01:11 or construction of an artificial island

01:13 that is closer to Palawan.

01:15 Because of this, the Coast Guard sent to Escoda Shoal

01:18 their largest ship, BRP Teresa Magbanua.

01:22 It has been there for 26 days since April 15,

01:25 the longest deployment of a PCG ship in the West Philippine Sea.

01:29 It is far from being stopped by China

01:30 by the spread of sunbars in Escoda Shoal

01:33 and they can see dead corals there.

01:37 If we don't monitor this,

01:42 maybe in the next few months,

01:43 we will be surprised to hear that

01:46 the islands here are already big enough.

01:51 The problem is that

01:53 there are already too many ships of China in Escoda Shoal.

01:56 34 Chinese militia,

01:57 4 Chinese Coast Guard

01:59 and there are also ships and helicopters of the Chinese Navy.

02:02 The question now is,

02:03 can our Coast Guard chase this?

02:06 Can they also catch those who are researching without a permit from the DFA?

02:10 Technically, the Philippine Coast Guard has the mandate to do that.

02:14 But by the time we reach the service boats of these marine scientists,

02:20 China will also deploy 5 rigid inflatable boats

02:24 to block the Philippine Coast Guard.

02:27 Violent response to counter them or to drive them away

02:32 is not part of our strategy.

02:35 But the Coast Guard thinks that

02:36 their surveillance of Escoda Shoal is effective

02:38 because dead corals are no longer standing on the sunbars there.

02:43 The Coast Guard also said that they will bring marine scientists

02:46 from UP and BFAR

02:47 to examine the sunbars of Escoda Shoal.

02:50 The PCG will not remove their biggest ship from Escoda Shoal.

02:54 For GMA Integrated News,

02:56 Jonathan Andal,

02:57 for 24 Hours.

02:59 We are still trying to get the permission of the Chinese Embassy.

03:03 Here are the good words of the Philippine Coast Guard.

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Mga researcher ng China na gumagawa ng marine assessment sa West Philippine Sea, namataan sa Escoda Shoal | 24 Oras Weekend

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