Philippines rejects 3-month Chinese fishing ban
May 19, 2021 | 9:19 pm
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THE PHILIPPINES on Tuesday rejected China’s fishing ban in parts of the South China Sea and asked it to stop violating the Southeast Asian nation’s sovereignty.
In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said China’s three-month fishing moratorium that started on May 1 covers areas over which the Philippines controls.
“These waters include areas over which the Philippines exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction,” the agency said.
“The Philippines strongly urges China to desist from any action and activity that infringes on Philippine sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction, in contravention of international law,” it added.
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THE PHILIPPINES’ top envoy on Thursday ordered his agency to file another diplomatic protest against China for the continued presence of almost 300 ships in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
“Fire a diplomatic protest,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. tweeted.
He also criticized a Philippine Task for failing to alert the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before issuing a statement on the Chinese ships.
Hundreds of Chinese militia vessels were still scattered around the Spratlys, both within and outside Manila’s exclusive economic zone, the task force said on Tuesday night.
287 Chinese militia vessels spotted across Kalayaan waters task force
Published May 12, 2021 1:40pm
Updated May 12, 2021 2:13pm
File photo Close to 300 Chinese militia vessels were seen scattered over various features of Kalayaan municipality in Palawan, a government task force on West Philippine Sea said Wednesday, citing results of a May 9 maritime patrol. In a statement reporting the results of the patrol conducted by Area Task Force - West, the National Task Force on West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said 287 Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) vessels were seen in Kalayaan waters both within and outside the Philippines exclusive economic zone. Bigger groupings of CMMs were sighted at the artificial islands of China while some where observed near islands occupied by the Philippines, it said.