Mga patay at basag na corals na itinambak sa Pag-asa Cay, nadiskubre sa maritime survey; Hinala ng PCG, posibleng may bagong reclamation | 24 Oras Weekend

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May bago kayang reclamation ang China na ginagawa malapit sa Pag-asa Island sa West Philippine Sea? Hinala ito ng coast guard dahil sa mga tambak na patay at basag na corals malapit sa isla.

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00:00Is there a new reclamation of China that is being done near Pagasa Island in the West Philippine Sea?

00:06It was started by the Coast Guard because of the dead and broken corals near the island.

00:12Jonathan Andal was the one who pointed it out.

00:16The white things on the right of your screen are dead and broken corals that were brought by China to the living corals in the K-area of Pagasa Island.

00:28According to the Coast Guard at UP Institute of Biology, this is an indication that a new man-made island is being done near Pagasa Island.

00:38Case 1, 2, 3, and 4, the area is expanding.

00:43There is no other suspect that we can name with this kind of activities.

00:51It's only the People's Republic of China.

00:55This video was captured on March 22 and 23 in the Maritime Survey of UP Institute of Biology and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of BIFAR in Pagasa Cape.

01:05They were attacked by China who flew a helicopter that was almost brought near the heads of the Filipino scientists.

01:12The survey also showed that the number of fish in Pagasa is very low.

01:16The remaining corals there are also small and almost dying.

01:20This is a sign that the rich sea on the island is being destroyed.

01:23I was surprised that Pagasa itself, which is very far from a lot of fishers and from the mainland, is also suffering degradation.

01:30The big corals are now dead.

01:32The scientists' recommendation is that the Philippines should be more vigilant and guard the territory of Pagasa Island.

01:39China can be accused of destroying the rich sea.

01:43This is against international law because it contravenes their obligation to preserve and protect the marine environment.

01:51It can be the basis of another case that will be followed up in the 2016 arbitration.

01:59Yesterday, the Chinese Embassy issued a temporary special arrangement in the West Philippine Sea

02:05that was formed in 2016 when former President Rodrigo Duterte visited.

02:10The Chinese Embassy said in a meeting that the ships and airplanes of the Philippines should not approach 12 nautical miles from the shore.

02:19If this is true, a maritime law expert said, the former administration can be accused.

02:24There is a possibility that they can be accused of disloyalty to the Republic.

02:28It can also be grafted corruption.

02:30The Chinese Embassy is just fooling us with their statements.

02:34Let's not be fooled because they are just fighting us.

02:37The former President Duterte has not yet made a new statement,

02:40but he first said that he did not blame China when the former Chinese President Xi Jinping talked to them.

02:46For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal, for 24 Hours.

Mga patay at basag na corals na itinambak sa Pag-asa Cay, nadiskubre sa maritime survey; Hinala ng PCG, posibleng may bagong reclamation | 24 Oras Weekend

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