Pinuntahan ng ilang scientists at mamamahayag ang Escoda Shoal para pag-aralan ang kalagayan nito. Pero ang China Coast Guard (CCG), umeksena at pinigil ang kanilang paglalayag! Ano na nga ba ang kalagayan ng Escoda Shoal? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00The tension is also felt in other parts of the West Philippine Sea.
00:10June 4, our team will return to the West Philippine Sea.
00:15This time, to Eskoda, or better known as Sabina Shoal, our destination.
00:21Here, research and assessment will be conducted by some experts of the UP Marine Science Institute
00:27along with the Philippine Coast Guard.
00:30This place is 70 nautical miles away from the mainland Palawan,
00:35which is also part of the Philippine AEC.
00:41Their mission is to examine the condition of the marine resources in this part of the sea.
00:51But later, the China Coast Guard suddenly intervened to stop our exploration.
01:00Their Rubber Hull Inflatable Boat, or RIB, chased the Philippine Rubber Boat.
01:06It was chased until it returned to the harbour.
01:26But the Filipinos did not give up.
01:31The Philippine Coast Guard
01:34The situation here is like a RIB.
01:36The manoeuvring is slow between the China Coast Guard and our Philippine Coast Guard.
01:42What the Philippine Coast Guard is doing is blocking the members of the Chinese Coast Guard
01:47who are close to the team of the University of the Philippines.
01:51We need to be careful in the manoeuvring because this part of Sabina is shallow.
01:57Please do not interfere.
02:00After a long blockade and chase, the China Coast Guard showed their added strength.
02:06They sent two helicopters.
02:16And they also launched two hovercrafts
02:19which are powered by a machine that can carry a rubber boat.
02:27This is China Sea.
02:30This is China Sea.
02:32We are within Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.
02:35China Coast Guard, this is Philippine Coast Guard.
02:37We are conducting marine scientific research activity.
02:40Please keep clear of us for safety.
02:46Clear now.
02:50According to one of the experts who was with the fieldwork that day,
02:54the China Coast Guard did not stop them while they were conducting their research.
03:00When we were going down from the BRP Teresa Magbanua,
03:05the big ship of China immediately followed.
03:08There were a lot of people stationed there with their Coast Guard vessels that were big,
03:14as big as Teresa Magbanua or bigger.
03:17They immediately followed us.
03:19We were just riding on a rubber boat.
03:24Was their mission successful?
03:26They were able to examine the bottom of the sea.
03:33But the China's bullying of them is not yet over.
03:36This is Philippine Coast Guard vessel.
03:39You are sailing 100 yards on my port bow.
03:42What is your intention over us?
03:45They were still chased by the big ship of China
03:49while returning to the BRP Teresa Magbanua
03:53that was stationed in Sabina Shoal for two months.
03:56When we finished on day one,
03:58we decided to stop.
04:00We will not continue.
04:02It was very dangerous because they also lowered their speedboat.
04:11The next day, June 5,
04:13China added their presence in Sabina Shoal.
04:17But experts still continue to examine the wreckage in the sea.
04:23It is important for them to confirm the report
04:26obtained by the Philippine Coast Guard or PCG
04:28on the possible reclamation activity of China
04:32in this part of the West Philippine Sea.
04:34The case is that we are currently on this side of the Philippines
04:40on a bleaching watch.
04:43In the study of Sabina or Escoda Shoal,
04:47many corals were found dead.
04:51There are also parts of the sea
04:53where the corals look good and healthy.
04:58But when examined,
04:59they found signs of bleaching
05:02or signs of death if not recovered.
05:07You can also see in other parts of the West Philippine Sea
05:10the destruction of corals.
05:15When we went to Scarborough Shoal in 2018,
05:19we saw a huge blast
05:21that happened under the sea.
05:24The corals were damaged and turned white
05:27in this part of Scarborough.
05:29The damage is severe.
05:32The damage is severe under the sea.
05:36The corals turned red.
05:38The corals are broken.
05:40It is hard to recover these corals.
05:43It took several years to recover them back to normal.
05:46It is hard.
05:47They are broken.
05:52The dead and broken corals
05:54that were found by China in the living corals
05:57were discovered by experts.
06:02In a maritime survey
06:04last month in the Caye area of Pagasa Island,
06:08this is an indication that
06:10a new man-made island is possible
06:13that is now closer to the island of Pagasa.
06:18It was also found in their study
06:20that the number of fish in Pagasa Island is decreasing.
06:23The remaining corals are almost dying here.
06:28This means that
06:29this is a sign that the rich sea on the island will be destroyed.
06:36It is no longer surprising
06:37why other countries are stealing the West Philippine Sea.
06:43Because here,
06:4430% of all coral reefs are found in the country.
06:50This is because of the rich sea
06:51and other natural resources.
06:54In the new expeditions
06:56made by the Marine Science Institute,
06:58there are a lot of species that we haven't reported yet.
07:01There are a lot of species of seaweeds
07:03that we didn't know existed before.
07:09That is why experts believe
07:11that it is important to study the area
07:13and continue to study it.
07:16The U.P. Marine Science Institute
07:18conducted several field assessments and researches
07:20in the West Philippine Sea.
07:22The U.S. Marine Science Institute
07:24has been studying the West Philippine Sea since the 1990s.
07:27In 2019, the U.S. Marine Science Institute
07:29had its own ship.
07:31We have been there for years.
07:34They say that they are more interested in their research
07:36because they received information
07:39about the rare activities of China
07:42in different parts of the West Philippine Sea.
07:45There are fish in the middle of the coral reef
07:48and this is an indication that
07:50there is also dynamite fishing.
07:52There are illegal activities.
07:54A lot of corals are destroyed.
07:57Because of this, it is possible that
07:59there are ships that drop anchors.
08:02The corals are pulled and destroyed because of this.
08:05This is a big indication that
08:07there is a mass bleaching event.
08:10In Escoda or Sabina Shoal,
08:12the presence of our weapons is limited.
08:19The Philippine Coast Guard said that
08:21only one or two ships can be deployed here.
08:26It is far from the majority
08:28and the Chinese ship is growing.
08:30But despite this,
08:32the Philippine troops still remain
08:34to guard the territories
08:36or clear areas
08:38inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
08:40or EEZ.
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