PCG West Philippine Sea spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela said the Coast Guardians’ “transparency initiative” on Chinese incursions is part of its strategy to drive China’s ships away from the WPS islands. READ MORE:
vessels BRP Gabriela Silang and BRP Melchora Aquino in a trilateral exercise in the West Philippine Sea on July 5. Meanwhile, the Italian Navy vessel Francesco Morosini is docked at Pier 15 of the South Harbor in Manila on Saturday for a port call as part of a five-month naval campaign in the Indo-Pacific region. AFP Photos with Danny Pata
This would then be followed by maritime patrols by both the PCG and the AFP, he added in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview, noting that the swarms of Chinese ships may be a precursor to an illegal occupation of the resource-rich Recto Bank. “The purpose of coordinated approach is to avoid accidents and prevent actualities in the area. What’s happening on the ground is what’s called a megaphone war… if the situation continues like that, then that will really raise risk of unintended violent encounter at sea,” the professor told ABS-CBN News.
“Morosini’s visit reinforces the cooperation between Italy and the Philippines in order to promote naval diplomacy along with freedom of navigation, respect for the international law of the sea and a safe and inclusive Indo-Pacific,” the Italian Embassy said. In a separate interview with DZBB on Saturday, the PCG spokesperson said this is not the first time such a maneuver has been done by China.
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