High-pressure water cannons fired from three China Coast Guard ships again greeted Philippine vessels delivering food and other provisions yesterday to fishermen in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard said yesterday.
A Philippine Navy team conducts gunnery exercises on the last day of the Multilateral Maritime Exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the French Navy as part of Balikatan 2024 the other day.
“When the PCG vessel was approximately 1,000 yards east-southeast of Bajo de Masinloc, CCG-3105 and CCG-5303 employed their jet stream water cannons, targeting the PCG vessel from both sides, resulting in damage to the railing and canopy,” the PCG official added. “Despite the harassment and provocative actions of the Chinese Coast Guard, both the PCG and BFAR vessels stood their ground and continued their maritime patrol. They were not deterred and will persist in carrying out their legitimate operations to support Filipino fishermen and ensure their safety,” Tarriela said.
He stressed the Marcos administration should strengthen the capabilities of the Navy, the Coast Guard and even the police Maritime Group in response to China’s aggression. “This incident is a stark reminder of China’s continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea and its disregard for our country’s sovereign rights,” P1NAS spokesman Antonio Tinio said in a statement.
The three Chinese research vessels were apart from the Shen Kuo, another research ship spotted off Viga in Catanduanes in Luzon’s eastern coast. He surmised the appearance of the Chinese survey ships was China’s “way of showing that they are not deterred, they are not scared by what’s happening in the WPS, with the ongoing Balikatan.”“The AFP monitors their actions. The Shen Kuo, we should be monitoring also that because… we have monitored them when they departed Shenzhen last April 22 or 23 and they proceeded to the east coast of Luzon,” he said.
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