Manila reiterated its commitment to protect Filipinos and uphold the country’s maritime rights following the Dec. 12 incident near Escoda, or Sabina Shoal, where Chinese maritime forces used water cannons and carried out coercive actions against local fishermen. Philippine Navy...
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Manila reiterated its commitment to protect Filipinos and uphold the country’s maritime rights following the Dec. 12 incident near Escoda, or Sabina Shoal, where Chinese maritime forces used water cannons and carried out coercive actions against local fishermen.
Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said the military is carrying out President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to ensure the safety of Filipino fisherfolk, in close coordination with civilian maritime agencies.
Trinidad’s remarks came after three fishermen were injured in a Chinese water cannon attack near Escoda Shoal.
“Every guidance of the Commander-in-Chief is for all appropriate government agencies to implement. Along this line, the Armed Forces of the Philippines will continue performing its mandate of security and integrity of our country," Trinidad told reporters at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Thursday.
"Secondly, of exerting support to the PCG (Philippine Coast Guard), BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) and other government agencies in protecting the livelihood of our fisherfolk," he said.
Sabina Shoal, known as Xianbin Jiao in China and Escoda Shoal in the Philippines, has been a flashpoint in a string of stand-offs in contested areas of the South China Sea.
It is one of many atolls in the Spratly Islands, called the Nansha Islands in China. China and the Philippines are among the rival claimants to the archipelago.
Trinidad said the AFP will continue engaging like-minded nations that support a rules-based order in the West Philippine Sea, noting that Chinese maritime forces often alter their behavior when Philippine allies are present.
“The bigger picture was three days before that, there was a bilateral maritime cooperative activity between the Philippine Navy, the AFP, and the United States Navy. In Bajo de Masinloc, there was a freedom of navigation operation unilateral by the US Navy. There were continued patrols in our nine features of the West Philippine Sea,” Trinidad noted.
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