The Department of National Defense (DND) announced that it
is still investigating the circumstances on how the purported Chinese booms
were found and towed by Zambales fishermen Saturday.
We are awaiting verification on the incident & will
investigate the circumstances under which the booms were found and
recovered," DND spokesperson Dr. Peter Paul Galvez said.
He added that the discovery of the booms is a disturbing
development given that the booms were supposedly found well within the Philippines
"As we have aimed in the 2002 Declaration of Conduct,
we remind all that the Philippines
"Further we advise that all other parties in the region
to adhere to and respect the DOC and refrain from selfish and self centered
acts that we may all benefit from continued progress and development of the
region," the DND spokesperson pointed out.
The booms were spotted by the fishermen floating three
nautical miles west of Iba, Zambales 3 p.m.Saturday.
It was towed by nine fishing bancas at the shoreline of
Barangay Sto. Rosario, Iba at 4 p.m.
It has three segments, each measuring 40 feet each and
measuring two meters wide. It also has Chinese markings.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=786436
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