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MARINA NCR regional director Marc Anthony Pascua told reporters in a text message that the agency issued show cause orders, and “they [Chinese vessels] were accordingly penalized.”“The MARINA would also like to reiterate that our decisions are without prejudice from them to re-file or operate again, provided that they will settle their penalties, and that they have valid permits to operate,” he said.
NCWC also said the Chinese dredgers had no memorandum of agreement with the DENR and no accreditation from the MGB. Another issue flagged by the NCWC was that the Chinese dredgers had been operating with false Automatic Identification System which allows the authorities to properly monitor and record their exact movements inside Philippine territorial waters, and that they turned off their AIS during operation and while berthed.
NCWC is an inter-agency maritime surveillance and coordinated response center led by the Philippine Coast Guard and is attached to the Office of the President through the Office of the Executive Secretary. It is the operating arm of the National Coast Watch System.
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