The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Saturday reported massive coral harvesting in Rozul Reef in the West Philippine Sea
AFP Western Command head Vice Admiral Albert Carlos said the area was completely stripped of its corals.
A map of the West Philippine Sea shows the location of Rozul Reef, also known as Iroquois Reef, which lies within the country’s 200 nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. “It is just our suspicion for now. We are not saying they are harvesting our corals. But we suspect that somebody is harvesting our corals and that means they are violating our sovereign rights,” he said.
Aguilar said that aside from the United States, a long-term ally of the Philippines, “Japan, Australia, Malaysia, France, India, Canada, and Singapore” have also expressed their intention for a joint sail.
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