The Philippines did not mean to create trouble but was only protecting the welfare of its fishermen in its maritime territory when it removed the floating barrier installed by China in Panatag Shoal, President Marcos said yesterday.
Fishermen check the floating barriers installed by the Chinese Coast Guard at the passage heading to Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines did not mean to create trouble but was only protecting the welfare of its fishermen in its maritime territory when it removed the floating barrier installed by China in Panatag Shoal, President Marcos said yesterday.
“Again, many of these are operational issues and that I really cannot talk about. But in terms of taking down the barrier, I don’t see what else we could do,” the President stressed. The Chief Executive noted that when the fishermen reentered the area previously blocked by the Chinese, they were able to catch 164 tons of fish in just one day.
Beijing, through foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, assailed Manila for removing the floating barrier, insisting that Panatag Shoal is Chinese territory. Panatag Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc is classified as traditional fishing ground of Filipinos in the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the case filed against China by the Aquino administration in 2013. The ruling invalidated China’s massive South China Sea claim and reaffirmed the Philippines’ maritime entitlements.
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