Chinese forces might stay in the structures being built in the West Philippine Sea and block the ships that supply the Philippine Marines guarding the Ayungin Shoal, Magdalo party-list Rep. Francisco Ashley Acedillo said on Sunday.
"Kapag naharang po nila itong sumasaklolo at itong mga nagbibigay tulong mapipilitan po tayong i-pull out ang ating mga Marines, i-abandona ang Ayuingin shoal at tuluyan na pong makukuha yan ng bansang China," Acedillo told GMA 7 news program “ 24 Oras Weekend”.
[Video report: China nagpapatayo na rin daw mga permanenteng istruktura 5 iba pang teritoryo sa West Phl Sea]
[Video report: China nagpapatayo na rin daw mga permanenteng istruktura 5 iba pang teritoryo sa West Phl Sea]
Acedillo said the on-going reclamation in the Mischief Reef was about 50 kilometers away from the Ayungin Shoal.
Last week, the Department of National Defense said China was constructing a permanent structure, that was as large as the Mall of Asia, on the Burgos Reef in the West Philippine Sea.
Reclamation and construction activities in the West Philippine Sea territories has been continuous, based on pictures obtained by GMA News.
A picture taken on Jan. 30 showed what looks to be a three-kilometer long airstrip on the Kagitingan Reef.
Construction at the Kennan Reef was, meanwhile, in full swing, with permanent structures also being built on the Calderon Reef.
GMA News had earlier reported on the structures on Burgos Reef and the on-going construction in the Mabini Reef.
There was also reclamation work on the Panganiban Reef, near Ayungin Shoal, and in the Zamora Reef, near Pag-asa Island.
Though the Chinese embassy has yet to issue a statement on the recent activities in the disputed areas, it had previously insisted on China's rights over the islands and reefs in the South China Sea.
Meanwhile the Department of Foreign Affairs has completed all the requirements needed at the United Nations Tribunal for the arbitration of the Philippines' case against China.
The DFA expects the UN decide on the case in 2016.
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