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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. ....
SunStar File May 12, 2021 MORE than 200 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels were again found in the West Philippine Sea, the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. In a statement, the task force said their latest maritime patrol on May 9 spotted a total of 287 Chinese ships near various features off Kalayaan town in Palawan. One Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel was also seen at the shoal on May 7. The ships spotted on May 9 included two Houbei Class missile warships at the Panganiban (Mischief) Reef; one CMM off Lawak Island; 11 CMMs at approximately 29 nautical miles southwest of Recto (Reed) Bank; and one CMM vessel was at the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. ....
Last Updated: Philippines Says Nearly 300 Chinese Militia Boats Spotted In Latest Maritime Patrol As per a statement signed by NTF WPS chair and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr, huge groups of CMMs were spotted at the artificial islands. (IMAGE CREDITS: AP) The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF WPS) on Wednesday, May 12, said that a maritime patrol on Sunday, May 9 spotted the presence of 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels scattered over the various features of the Municipality of Kalayaan, both within and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the country. As per a statement signed by NTF WPS chair and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr, huge groups of CMMs were spotted at the artificial islands which have been built by China. Also, some were observed near islands occupied by the Philippines. ....
DND backs Duterte remarks on arbitral court ruling vs China Published May 6, 2021 12:20pm The Department of National Defense on Thursday backed the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte that the Philippines’ arbitral victory against China’s massive claim in the West Philippine Sea is just a paper fit to be thrown in trash. “According to (Defense) Secretary (Delfin) Lorenzana, what Presidente Duterte said last night regarding the PCA ruling is correct. There is no international law enforcement body that can enforce it,” DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a message to reporters. However, he said, even without the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague, Netherlands, the government will continue to defend “what is rightfully ours.” ....
Beijing’s ‘Little Blue Men’ spread across South China Sea as Britain sends strike group 2 May 2021 • 2:36pm Chinese vessels anchored at the Whitsun Reef, around 175 nautical miles west of Bataraza in Palawan in the South China Sea. The boats gathered near a disputed reef in the South China Sea are ‘fishing boats’ sheltering from poor weather, the China foreign ministry said March 22, a day after the Philippines described their presence as an incursion Credit: AFP As she picked up a camera lens to zoom in on two specks on the horizon that were racing across the South China Sea towards her boat, Philippine journalist Chiara Zambrano froze in shock. ....