Reposting here some previous reports:
75 concrete blocks spotted in Panatag Shoal
MANILA, Philippines - More concrete blocks have been spotted in the disputed Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal.
At least 75 concrete blocks were seen around the shoal by an aerial surveillance team last Monday, defense department spokesman Peter Galvez said yesterday.
“Each block (measures) two feet by two feet,” he said.
Galvez said it is possible that some of the concrete blocks were not seen during the surveillance conducted on Aug. 31. Officials reported that they then monitored 30 concrete blocks.
“These (blocks) can be easily dropped off from any platform,” Galvez said.
He said the blocks could be used as foundation for a structure and a prelude to construction activity.
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MANILA, Philippines - More concrete blocks have been spotted in the disputed Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal.
At least 75 concrete blocks were seen around the shoal by an aerial surveillance team last Monday, defense department spokesman Peter Galvez said yesterday.
“Each block (measures) two feet by two feet,” he said.
Galvez said it is possible that some of the concrete blocks were not seen during the surveillance conducted on Aug. 31. Officials reported that they then monitored 30 concrete blocks.
“These (blocks) can be easily dropped off from any platform,” Galvez said.
He said the blocks could be used as foundation for a structure and a prelude to construction activity.
Concrete blocks in Panatag 'not new,' Defense chief admits
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Friday admitted that the Defense Department had erred in describing the concrete blocks seen in the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal as new, which almost drove the Philippine government to file a diplomatic protest against China.
“They (concrete blocks) have barnacles already, meaning they are old but that was new to us because we saw them only then,” said Gazmin in an ambush interview in Camp Aguinaldo. “It's possible that it was low tide when the photos were taken and it was high tide during the previous missions."Gazmin was referring to the photos taken during reconnaissance flights in August and September showing 75
concrete blocks scattered within the vicinity of the Panatag Shoal, which is being claimed by China.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Friday admitted that the Defense Department had erred in describing the concrete blocks seen in the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal as new, which almost drove the Philippine government to file a diplomatic protest against China.
“They (concrete blocks) have barnacles already, meaning they are old but that was new to us because we saw them only then,” said Gazmin in an ambush interview in Camp Aguinaldo. “It's possible that it was low tide when the photos were taken and it was high tide during the previous missions."Gazmin was referring to the photos taken during reconnaissance flights in August and September showing 75
concrete blocks scattered within the vicinity of the Panatag Shoal, which is being claimed by China.
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