More naval patrols at Recto Bank eyed
Excerpt
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is mulling increased naval patrols at Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea after the “collision” of a Chinese vessel and a Philippine fishing boat. Lorenzana admitted that the regular patrols being conducted by the Philippine Navy (PN) at the vicinity of Recto Bank to ensure the safe passage of local fishing boats are not enough. “Mayroon tayong patrol pero kulang lang tayo ng barko talaga. We don’t have enough Coast Guard ships. Kaya we are planning to acquire more para may pangguwardiya tayo dyan (We have patrol operations there but we lack patrol ships. We don’t have enough Coast Guard ships. That’s why we are planning to acquire more so that we can guard the area),” he said.
Citation
Sadongdong, M. A., & Terrazola, V. P. (2019, June 15). More naval patrols at Recto Bank eyed. Manila Bulletin, pp. 1, 7.
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Collisions; Fishing vessels; Exclusive economic zone; Fishing grounds; Governments; Territorial waters; Disputes; United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea; Law of the sea; International law; Philippine Navy; Philippine Coast Guard (PCG); Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Department of National Defense (DND); Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom); United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); Lorenzana, Delfin; Lacson, Panfilo; Geng, Shuang; Zhao, Jianhua; Empedrad, Robert; Panelo, Salvador; Recto Bank; Reed Bank; West Philippine Sea; Philippines; China
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