The United States and the Philippines are eyeing joint maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea. READ:
The United States and the Philippines are eyeing joint maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea.
“So many fisherfolks have their lives wrapped up in fishing so the United States wants to do everything possible. There is an array of activities we can do. We are certainly working very closely with the Philippine Coast Guard in that regard,” she said. “It’s on the table. We will let you know and I’m sure you will know when the joint patrols will take place…We have our joint exercises so joint patrols [are] also part and parcel of that agreement that we have with the United States,” he added.
The harassment of Filipino fishers in Ayungin, also called Second Thomas Shoal, came days after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China, where he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to establish a hotline between Manila and Beijing to prevent an escalation of tensions in the South China Sea.
The shoal is 105.77 nautical miles from Palawan and falls within the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile continental shelf as provided under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea .
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