“SEVERE damage” to the marine environment and coral reef in Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal, which are both within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), has been noted,...
“SEVERE damage” to the marine environment and coral reef in Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal, which are both within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone , has been noted, said the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, September 18, 2023.
Tarriela said the continued swarming for indiscriminate illegal and destructive fishing activities of the CMM in the area may have directly caused the degradation and destruction of the marine environment in the WPS features. The official said the presence of crushed corals strongly suggests a potential act of dumping, possibly involving the same dead corals that were previously processed and cleaned before being returned to the seabed.
“Kasi it would not be the first time na nag-environmental degradation ang Tsina sa ating dagat. They also dredged our sea floor to invent their artificial islands, militarize them, within the West Philippine Sea and our exclusive economic zone, para i-claim na teritoryo nila,” she said. "May iba pang plano siguro po riyan, di lang 'yong pagkuha ng corals at pagdurog nito. Iyong pagpatay kasi ng corals ay prelude sa isang bagay -- pag pinatay mo iyon, pwede ka nang mag-reclaim,” he said.In a forum, former Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to authorize the Office of the Solicitor General to file a second arbitral case against China for environment degradation concerning the WPS.
China persistently refuses to recognize the ruling, saying the Arbitral Tribunal did not have jurisdiction in the case and maintained ownership of the territory.
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