Naiwasan ng BRP Benguet ng Philippine Navy ang posibleng banggaan sa Pag-asa Island matapos na magsagawa ng mapanganib na maneuver ang People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy missile frigate ng China noong Miyerkules, Marso 25.
“While conducting lawful operations, BRP Benguet encountered the PLAN vessel, which executed an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver by closing in and passing at a dangerously close distance,” saad sa pahayag ng Western Command (WESCOM) ng Armed Forces of the Philippines.
“Such dangerous maneuvers are provocative and constitute a clear violation of the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs).”
Nanawagan ang WESCOM sa PLA Navy na sumunod sa international rules.
“The Western Command (WESCOM) calls on the PLA Navy to adhere to established international rules and norms to prevent incidents at sea. WESCOM will perform its lawful maritime operations with professionalism and resolve in exercising the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea.”
Ang Pag-asa Island ay matatagpuan 277 kilometro mula sa mainland Palawan at bahagi ng Kalayaan island group na pasok sa pinag-aagawang West Philippine Sea.
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