THE Philippines does not recognize China's fishing ban in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday.
DFA Spokesman Ma. Teresita Daza issued the statement after China renewed its imposition of an annual ban on fishing in parts of WPS.'We do not recognize China's fishing ban. This has been the subject of our diplomatic protests and we will continue to register our formal opposition to it,' said the DFA spokesman in a statement sent to reporters.'It is an illegal exercise of state authority insofar as they cover the Philippines' maritime zones,' she added.
'China has implemented a summer fishing moratorium in the South China Sea, which is a normal measure to protect marine biological resources in the waters under China's jurisdiction,' a spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry, told a routine press conference.The DFA filed the protest saying that Manila 'conveyed its protest to the moratorium, which covers areas in the West Philippine Sea over which the Philippines has sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.
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