THE Philippines is committed to retaking Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Bajo de Masinloc, which China has occupied since 2012.
'Since the new administration took office, we have already strategized how we can take control once again of Bajo de Masinloc, especially the lagoon,' Philippine Coast Guard spokesman on the West Philippine Sea issue Commo. Jay Tarriela said on Wednesday.This file PCG photo shows a Filipino fishermen were spotted over Bajo de Masinloc during the aerial surveillance of the Philippine Coast Guard .
They might still return the floating barrier; they might still do shadowing and dangerous maneuvers once again,' he added.The floating barrier in the southeast portion of the shoal was discovered during a routine patrol by BFAR and PCG on Saturday.'This is the only instance we were able to monitor the Chinese hav[ing] used floating barriers to prevent Filipino fishermen from entering the lagoon.
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