The Focus on the West Philippine Sea Intensifies

The Makabayan alliance is looking for an examination by the House of Representatives on the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels in the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. Individuals from the Makabayan alliance recorded House Resolution No. 1675, which approaches the House Committee on National Defense and Security to lead the test.

In its goal, the Makabayan coalition said that notwithstanding the Philippines’ recorded win over its cases in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) in July 2016, the Duterte organization took a latent position over the matter dissimilar to different nations with claims on the contested waters.

The disappointment of the Duterte organization to secure the country’s regional respectability brought about the deficiency of job of numerous Filipino fisherfolk. With the proceeding with badgering by the China Coast Guard and the Chinese organization of sea civilian armies, Filipinos were denied of the normal assets in its own region.

It was the Philippine Coast Guard who originally revealed that it spotted 220 Chinese vessels accepted to be monitored by Chinese sea state army staff  close to the reef in the West Philippine Sea.

International concerns Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. later said the Philippines sent a political dissent over China’s most recent invasion. Protection Secretary Delfin Lorenzana additionally approached China to stop its attack in the West Philippine Sea.

In any case, China has prevented the supposed presence from getting oceanic state army and clearly resisted the conciliatory dissent recorded by the Philippines, as observation trips by the Western Command showed the vessels still at the Julian Felipe Reef. In view of this, Recently, the United States, Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom likewise reprimanded China’s new activity which resigned Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio cautioned might be a preface to occupation and working of a maritime base as it never really Reef in 1995.

Jasmine C.

Mabuhay! An upcoming Newswriter for the Asian Affairs from the Pearl of the Orient - Philippines. Avid follower of celebrity gossips, fashion news. I got into writing so that my fellow Kababayan will be constantly updated with the latest news.

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