'Walang natira': AFP suspects China behind massive coral harvesting in Rozul Reef

MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed that the Rozul Reef — an area within West Philippine Sea where Chinese vessels were seen swarming — has been completely stripped off of its naturally occurring corals.

AFP Western Command commander Vice Admiral Alberto Carlo shared the alarming observation to the public this Saturday at the "Saturday News Forum" event held in Quezon City.

"'Yung swarming areas nila, we pinpointed it. And then when they left, we sent out our divers to do another water survey," said Carlos in a report by the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

"And then nakita namin na wala nang corals. Nasira na 'yung mga corals and then may mga debris."

Rozul Reef, also known as Iroquios Reef, lies within the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf — giving Manila the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

WESCOM's air assets You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. the presence of 23 alleged Chinese fishing vessels within Rozul Reef last September 6 to 7, this while also observing additional swarming of five vessels in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal and two others in Baragatan (Nares) Bank.

The AFP WESCOM earlier called this "intrusion a violation of Philippine sovereign rights and jurisdiction."

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[Mr_Socrattes]

sasabihin sen.Padilla na kasalanan ng amerika yan

 

[plhbg1]

nag harvest sila of course, yung pinoy kaya bakit di nakapag harvest

 

[Meawii]

nag harvest sila of course, yung pinoy kaya bakit di nakapag harvest

mag massive coral harvesting rin tayo ganon? okay.

 

[leollleo]

mag massive coral harvesting rin tayo ganon? okay.

Haha pinag babawal nga tapos bakit Pinoy di makapag harvest

 

[Meawii]

Haha pinag babawal nga tapos bakit Pinoy di makapag harvest

kaya nga, bawal yan or îllégâl ehh.

 

[plhbg1]

mag massive coral harvesting rin tayo ganon? okay.

actually the massive word is just there to assert more with the claim, a real massive is measurable, di man lang naglapag ng figures or numbers, rekta massive lang

 

[Meawii]

actually the massive word is just there to assert more with the claim, a real massive is measurable, di man lang naglapag ng figures or numbers, rekta massive lang

bvtt hurt ka nanaman pro-chinese

 

[plhbg1]

bvtt hurt ka nanaman pro-chinese

anung bu̾tt hurt? you haven't proven anything about massive, for sure wala kang figure/numbers na mahaharap sakin kaya nasakin na attention mo instead of proving your "massive" stand

 

[Meawii]

anung bu̾tt hurt? you haven't proven anything about massive, for sure wala kang figure/numbers na mahaharap sakin kaya nasakin na attention mo instead of proving your "massive" stand

answer ur own question bvtt hurt, angkalat mo dito masyado noh

 

[Graphmaster]

banned china

 

[plhbg1]

answer ur own question bvtt hurt, angkalat mo dito masyado noh

confirmed wala nga talagang figure/numbers na maipa pakita, rekta massive lang and didn't care to verify, ibang tao pa uutusan na mag verify sa kanyang data hehe

 

[Meawii]

confirmed wala nga talagang figure/numbers na maipa pakita, rekta massive lang and didn't care to verify, ibang tao pa uutusan na mag verify sa kanyang data hehe

"And then nakita namin na wala nang corals. Nasira na 'yung mga corals and then may mga debris."

"They saw that no corals were left — it was damaged"

they sent a diver to verify it!!

wala naman kasi nga sinabe kung ilang number ng corals ang na nakuha or naharvest!! magbasa kasi ng article!!.

 

[plhbg1]

"And then nakita namin na wala nang corals. Nasira na 'yung mga corals and then may mga debris."

"They saw that no corals were left — it was damaged"

wala ang massive diyan boss, the events you mentioned can actually happen to a 1 square meter reef

wala naman kasing sinabe nga kung ilang number ng corals ang nasira!! magbasa kasi ng article!!

edi mas lalong di dapat sabihing massive since wala naman palang data na mapagba basihan

 

[Meawii]

wala ang massive diyan boss, the events you mentioned can actually happen to a 1 square meter reef

edi mas lalong di dapat sabihing massive since wala naman palang data na mapagba basihan

conduct your own data then, mas maalam ka naman siguro sa mga maritime expert.

 

[plhbg1]

conduct your own data then, mas maalam ka naman siguro sa mga maritime expert.

actually hindi ko data ang massive boss, data mo yun so it's your responsibility to verify your data before even posting

 

[Meawii]

actually hindi ko data ang massive boss, data mo yun so it's your responsibility to verify your data before even posting

data yun galing sa news article hindi sakin hehe

 

[plhbg1]

data yun galing sa news article hindi sakin hehe

you are the TS boss, you are responsible to provide a reliable source, tama ka di mo yun data kaya nga in my reply in-explain ko kung anu yung purpose ng masive word kasi inilagay ng source mo, pero inatake mo pa din ako after kahit para sa source yung reply ko

 

[Meawii]

you are the TS boss, you are responsible to provide a reliable source, tama ka di mo yun data kaya nga in my reply in-explain ko kung anu yung purpose ng masive word kasi inilagay ng source mo, pero inatake mo pa din ako after kahit para sa source yung reply ko

hindi ba reliable source ang philstar? then try other news resource.

massive means - very large in size, amount, or number. - webster.cambridge

hindi naman ako nagbigay ng title na massive, headline yan sa Philstar. sila tanungin mo!

 

[plhbg1]

hindi ba reliable source ang philstar? then try other news resource.

ikaw yung TS boss, i also have my own threads under my responsibility kaya ala na ako time to become responsible for your sources

massive means - very large in size, amount, or number. - webster.cambridge

that's the reason why it always need a number to based on

hindi naman ako nagbigay ng title na massive, headline yan sa Philstar. sila tanungin mo!

yeah kaya nga para sa kay source yung reply ko pero inataki mo ako