Sirang corals, nakita sa Iroquis Reef kung saan namataan ang nasa 35 barko ng China noong Sept. 17 | 24 Oras - video Dailymotion

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00:00 Our Defense Department is now verifying the location of the wreckage in Iroquois Reef

00:05 within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines

00:07 where 35 ships of China were also seen.

00:11 This is a clear violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or UNCLOS.

00:16 Joseph Moro is on the scene.

00:19 On September 17, 35 Chinese maritime militia vessels were seen again

00:27 in Rosul or Iroquois Reef inside the Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ of the Philippines

00:33 based on a satellite image held by maritime security expert Ray Powell.

00:38 More than 32 Chinese militia vessels were seen in Rosul Reef on September 15

00:44 according to the Western Command.

00:46 Also, 23 were seen this August and 20 were seen in May.

00:51 Here, AFP, Western Command and Philippine Coast Guard saw the corals that were possibly destroyed by coral harvesting

00:58 and decades before they could be revived.

01:01 Depending on the species of corals, corals only grow 2 centimeters or more per year.

01:06 It's like they've already destroyed the reef.

01:08 It's like it's already dead.

01:10 Because of that, it's possible that fishermen will not return there

01:14 according to maritime law expert Jay Batong-Bacal.

01:17 That's what they're doing in Scarborough.

01:19 The fishermen we're looking for, even if they go there, they don't have a seat.

01:23 We don't have any clear proof to directly pinpoint.

01:28 But what is certain is that from August 9 to September 11,

01:32 here in this area, we monitored Chinese maritime militia vessels.

01:37 But not only the rich seas seem to be in danger.

01:41 According to AFP, Western Command, they are chasing Chinese militia vessels

01:45 but they are just going back and forth.

01:48 It seems like they are trying to build a presence in Rosul and Escoda Shoals

01:53 because it's near Recto Bank, where the rich are being led to believe in gas and oil.

01:59 The Energy Department is studying Recto Bank in a joint oil and gas exploration

02:05 under Service Contract No. 72.

02:08 Aside from oil, it's also possible that they are preparing for the creation of artificial islands,

02:13 the corals.

02:14 It also, in a way, paves or flattens the reef structure,

02:19 which can later on be paved with concrete.

02:22 According to the Defense Department,

02:24 it's clear that this is a violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

02:28 As a 2016 Arbitral Award, it was also confiscated in China

02:32 because of the previous violation of the corals

02:34 and the extraction of giant clams in the EEZ of the Philippines.

02:38 Now we have to validate it and then we'll coordinate with the Department of Foreign Affairs

02:44 so that we can file the appropriate action.

02:46 For GMA Integrated News, Joseph Morong, for 24 Hours.

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Sirang corals, nakita sa Iroquis Reef kung saan namataan ang nasa 35 barko ng China noong Sept. 17 | 24 Oras

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