China could not be serious in enforcing its so-called regulations that include the fishing ban in the entire SCS and detaining foreign “trespassers,” according to a Philippine Coast Guard official.
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the South China Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela and Assistant Director-General of the Philippines’ National Security Council Jonathan Malaya attend a presentation showing alleged Chinese activities in Scarborough Shoal, during a press conference in Manila on May 20, 2024.
“We can argue that if China is really serious in enforcing the fishing ban at its upcoming regulation, it should have beefed up or boosted additional coast guard vessels deployed,” he said during an interview over state-run Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon media forum yesterday. “There are fishermen from Zambales who said that they’re just going to ignore this, they will continue to fish Bajo de Masinloc. They know that in the past years, they were able to fish despite China’s fishing ban,” he added.
Tarriela also called as an “empty threat” and “illegal” the regulation for the CCG to arrest detain foreign “trespassers” without a trial for up to 60 days starting mid-June. "It is highly unlikely that all 10 will die, that all 10 will get sick, and all 10 will have excuses... We will require 10...In an 18-page decision dated April 3, 2024, the high court granted the petition for review of certiorari of Felimon Torres,...
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