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Damage from Chinas reclamation in West
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20, 2015 8:51
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By ROSE AN JESSICA DIOQUINO
armedforcesofthephilippines
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As it called on China to stop its reclamation activities in the disputed South China
Sea
the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday said the
massive
constructions being done in the region are causing extensive damage to the
environment there
At a press conference
AFP chief Gen
Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr
said
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China s
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claim that its activities have not caused damaged to the ecological environment in
the area is not acceptable
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Massive Chinese reclamation activities are causing irreversible and widespread
damage to the biodiversity and ecological balance in the West Philippine Sea
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Bajo de Masinloc lies
124
nautical miles from Masinloc
miles from China s nearest land mass of Hainan province
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These bad fishing practices are violations under the
Convention on the Law of the Sea
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He also said they are
fishermen there
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Convention on International Trade
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and the
he said
by reports that China drove away Filipino
as well as in other reclamation sites
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It denies our people of their own fishing areas that are their sources of
livelihood
he said
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He pointed out
areas is
however
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that escorting Filipino fishermen back to these fishing
more civilian in nature
and will primarily be led by the Philippine Coast
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have to escort them
side
he said
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we need to help our fishermen get back there
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20, 2015 8:51

By ROSE AN JESSICA DIOQUINO

the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday said the

AFP chief Gen

Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr

the area is not acceptable

Massive Chinese reclamation activities are causing irreversible and widespread

Catapang also pointed out that China

hectares of coral reef systems

is estimated to lead to economic losses to coastal states valued at

has tolerated environmentally harmful

Bajo de Masinloc lies

nautical miles from Masinloc

miles from China s nearest land mass of Hainan province

These bad fishing practices are violations under the

Convention on the Law of the Sea

He also said they are

the Convention on Biodiversity

Convention on International Trade

by reports that China drove away Filipino

as well as in other reclamation sites

that escorting Filipino fishermen back to these fishing

more civilian in nature

and will primarily be led by the Philippine Coast

have to escort them

we need to help our fishermen get back there

gray ship unnecessarily provokes the other

the AFP called on China to

Catapang said China s

stop its reclamation activities

news nation afp to china stop reclamation activities in

west phl sea in the West Philippine Sea

the Coast Guard will

in its reclamation activities in the area is

particularly because the said structures have become

NPA recruitment justifies military presence in

www gmanetwork com news story

Solons to probe AFP s alleged human rights

www gmanetwork com news story

ang hoping China s Xi will attend APEC

www gmanetwork com news story

www gmanetwork com news story

PHL official urges China to

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Anton shows you

New York Times

at the WTA Finals

that the iPhone

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