00:00Nearly three dozen Chinese ships were spotted and monitored in four key locations in the West Philippine Sea from February
00:0622nd to March 1st, the Philippine Navy asserts.
00:10This number the Philippine Navy claims to have laid eyes on is nearly twice the number the Navy reported in
00:17the previous week of February 15 to the 22nd.
00:20The 34 Chinese vessels spotted in the previous week either roamed or set anchor in Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de
00:28Mesinlok 12, 7 in Ayungin Shoal, 10 in Escoda and 5 off of Pag-Asa Island, according to Philippine Navy
00:36spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad.
00:41This last reported sighting is testament to China's sustained maritime activities in Philippine territory and the unwavering commitment by Philippine
00:50patrol forces to document these clear violations as stipulated in international law and jurisprudence.
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