A fisherman’s group on Wednesday said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) does not escort them to Scarborough Shoal, where Chinese
“The only thing we do when we go to Scarborough Shoal is to log out at the PCG office here at Masinloc station, but the truth is that no one escorts us to fish in that area,” said New Masinloc Fisherman’s Association president Leonardo Cuaresma in an interview with radio dzBB.
“If that is the proposal of our government today, we are ready to follow… because we know that this marine resource of ours is also a great loss for our economy,” Cunanan said. In an interview with CNN Philippines, task force spokesman Jonathan Malaya said only Philippine Navy and PCG ships executed the mission, and the US was not involved.
Malaya said the US just conducted surveillance in the area, which is a part of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the US. A US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft was also spotted during the Aug. 22 resupply mission. After China issued its new map with “10 dash lines” that claims Philippine territory as its own, Manila is working on a map to show its maritime entitlements in its exclusive economic zone and territorial waters.
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