PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo told Rappler that they were not looking for the two buoys but rather had yet to reach them because of big waves.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard confirmed on Saturday, June 3, that eight buoys placed in Philippine waters remained intact amid the allegation they had been removed. However, the PCG said they have yet to verify the condition of two other buoys.
In an interview with reporters on Saturday, PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo said the eight buoys were still intact, according to PCG Palawan’s report. The two other buoys subject for validation were located in Balagtas and Julian Felipe reefs. Balilo told Rappler that they were not looking for the two buoys but rather had yet to reach them because of big waves. The PCG spokesperson said once the weather conditions permit, they would immediately go to the buoy’s location.When asked about the possibility that the buoys had been removed by other people or other countries’ coast guards, Balilo replied:Wala pa naman. Kailangang ma-check muna natin kung ano ‘yong reason do’n sa report.
In a report dated May 18, Sohu.com, a company based in Beijing, China, claimed that Chinese fishermen “fished out” all the buoys in Philippine waters under the Chinese coast guard’s protection. The report also alleged that the removal of buoys made the PCG “feel angry and helpless.”The buoys are no ordinary devices – they are used as markers to assert the Philippines’ sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea., the coast guard said the area had been considered a special protected zone.
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