The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) are set to intensify patrols in the Iroquois Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after 48 Chinese vessels were recently spotted “swarming” in the area.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard are set to intensify patrols in the Iroquois Reef in the West Philippine Sea after 48 Chinese vessels were recently spotted “swarming” in the area.
The PCG may deploy its 97-meter and 44-meter coast guard vessels in the follow-up operations to drive the Chinese vessels away from Philippine territory, he added.48 Chinese fishing vessels “Itong [these] Chinese maritime militia, that’s their usual strategic objective. That is for them to occupy a particular maritime feature, to swarm the area for a very long period of time. Kung hindi mo sila mapapansin [if you don’t notice them], they will increase their number eventually,” Tarriela said.
Tarriela said Philippine authorities immediately publicize such swarming incidents by Chinese maritime militia on Philippine territory, then deploy coast guard vessels and AFP assets to drive away the foreign vessels.
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