Mga eskperto mula UP, nagsagawa ng malalimang pagsusuri sa Escoda Shoal; halos 100% ng corals, patay na

5 months ago

Nangangalap daw ngayon ng mga ebidensiya ang mga awtoridad para sa hinalang kagagawan ng mga aktibidad ng China ang malawakang pagkasira ng coral reefs sa West Philippine Sea. Gaya sa Escoda Shoal, kung saan patay na ang halos lahat ng corals.

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00:00Authorities are now looking for evidence for the alleged activity of China

00:06in the widespread destruction of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea.

00:09Like in Escoda Shoal, where almost all the corals were killed.

00:14Darlene Cai was there.

00:21Almost 100% of the corals were killed.

00:25And some of the corals were chopped off.

00:29Experts from the University of the Philippines, Escoda Shoal, or Sabina Shoal,

00:35were involved in marine scientific research.

00:37It was done on a Tuesday, even though the China Coast Guard was on alert.

00:41You can see that when they cut off the bottom,

00:43the white, broken corals will come out.

00:46It was said that the cutting was deep, so it was not part of the natural process.

00:51It is possible that they were taken from there to be examined.

00:54It was not done by the PCG. They have been doing it for months.

00:58And we also know that just recently, the Chinese were diving all around Escoda.

01:03So we can sort of infer that they did it.

01:06It is said that additional evidence needs to be found

01:09to say that the Chinese ships were the ones who cut off and destroyed

01:13the marine life in Escoda Shoal and other parts of the West Philippine Sea.

01:18According to Dr. Jonathan Anticamara of UP,

01:21global warming and climate change may be the reason for the widespread death of corals,

01:26but China's activities still have a role to play.

01:29If China continues to block all our activities, research, conservation, management,

01:35then these ecosystems will continue to die.

01:39Supported by maritime law expert Atty. J. Batumbacalang,

01:43the case build-up came to talk about environmental damage.

01:47We should be careful with our evidence.

01:50We should be able to distinguish which is natural and which is artificial.

01:53And Anya, this issue should be brought to the United Nations General Assembly

01:59and United Nations Security Council.

02:01Of course, we know that since China has veto power in the UN Security Council,

02:06it may not move forward.

02:09But the mere fact that you bring the issue to the international community

02:13so that they will know what is happening and what is the truth,

02:16that's already an important step for me.

02:18We are continuing to try to get the statement of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

02:22The Chinese Embassy still has no answer,

02:25even though they have always insisted that their activities and rights are legal

02:30in the territories that are in our Exclusive Economic Zone.

02:34For GMA Integrated News, Darlene Cai, for 24 Hours.

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Mga eskperto mula UP, nagsagawa ng malalimang pagsusuri sa Escoda Shoal; halos 100% ng corals, patay na | 24 Oras Weekend

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