Although they backed the bid to declare Pag-asa Island as an ecotourism zone, several resource persons cautioned senators about the security risks that may arise from doing so as they noted the continuous encroachment of China in the West Philippine Sea.
“We are of the opinion that the continuous patrolling of the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea has the risk of coming across one of the Philippine tourist vessels, which may result in another harassment by China to the Philippines,” Maminta added.
Aris Arzaga, another member of the Palawan Board, echoed Maminta’s sentiments but further pressed that the proposed measure “would strongly demonstrate and assert our sovereignty.” Pag-asa, some 480 kilometers from Palawan’s capital Puerto Princesa City, is the largest of the nine features occupied by the Philippines in the Spratly Islands. It is a fifth-class municipality in the Kalayaan Island Group with about a hundred civilian residents.after a face-off between the Chinese Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy.
The military said the Navy was towing suspected rocket debris to Pag-asa when a China Coast Guard ship appeared, blocked the boat and “forcefully retrieved” the debris.Maminta had also warned of the possible environmental damage that may be caused by increasing tourism activities in Pag-asa.“If it is not managed properly, such as in the waste management aspect, it can lead to the degradation of the Pag-asa island cluster,” he said.
With this, Maminta broached the idea of limiting the number of tourists allowed in the island and constructing tourist facilities only in places “less disturbing to animal species living in the area.”
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