The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday said crushed corals were dumped near Escoda or Sabina Shoal similar to those observed in Sandy Cay, which Filipino marine biologists had said may be due to island-building activities in the West Philippine Sea.
The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday said crushed corals were dumped near Escoda or Sabina Shoal similar to those observed in Sandy Cay , which Filipino marine biologists had said may be due to island-building activities in the West Philippine Sea .
They said that the characteristics of the pile of sand and rubble on Pag-asa Cays 1, 2, and 3 indicate that these were "possibly product of island building activities that are observed in WPS."NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya had warned that the dumping of crushed corals may be targeted to "create a new low tide feature in the WPS" to reverse the country's 2016 arbitral win against China.
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