The DFA will lodge a diplomatic protest against intruders in the Philippine Rise, Malacañang assured. This, after the NSC earlier told a Senate hearing that there are still invasions in the Philippine Rise, formerly known as Benham Rise. | DFernandezINQ
A team from the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources explored Philippine Rise in May 2017 to assess the full potential of the 13-million-hectare underwater plateau off Aurora province. —SCREEN GRAB FROM THE FILM “BENHAM BANK: PHILIPPINE LEGACY FOR ALL HUMANITY” BY OCEANA PHILIPPINES
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs will lodge a diplomatic protest against intruders in the Philippine Rise, Malacañang assured on Wednesday. earlier told a Senate hearing that there are still invasions in the Philippine Rise, formerly known as Benham Rise.
During the hearing of the Senate committee on economic affairs on Tuesday, NSC Deputy Director-General Rufino Lopez Jr. disclosed that “there are still incursions” in the volcanic ridge being claimed by the Philippines. He, however, did not mention the nationalities of the intruders.
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