All 10 navigational buoys recently placed by the PCG in the West Philippine Sea remained intact and in position, the agency said, belying reports that they had been removed by Chinese maritime militia. | dexcabalzaINQ /PDI
“Under the protection of Chinese coast guard boats, Chinese fishermen fished out all the buoys deployed by the Philippines, which made the Philippine coast guard feel angry and helpless,” read a May 18 report from Sohu.com, a company based in Beijing.
The PCG installed five buoys marked with the nation’s flag from May 10-12 in the Philippine-occupied islands of Patag , Kota , Panata , and the fishing grounds of Balagtas Reef and Julian Felipe Reef, where dozens of suspected Chinese militia vessels continue to swarm despite repeated protests from the Philippines.
The installation of buoys is part of the PCG’s commitment to assert the country’s sovereignty over the WPS, PCG Commandant Adm. Artemio Abu said.“Tensions and disputes over territory occur [because] boundaries at sea are merely imaginary lines drawn on water,” Abu said during the arrival honors for the buoy-laying contingent in Port Area, Manila, on May 15. “The marine buoys are as close as we can get to internationally recognized markers of our territory.
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