Probe won’t tackle China’s poaching at Recto Bank – DOJ
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MANILA, Philippines --- The proposed joint investigation with China of the June 9 boat ramming incident at Recto Bank in the South China Sea is not the proper forum to tackle the Chinese vessel's poaching in the area, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said oProbe won’t tackle China’s poaching at Recto Bank – DOJ
MANILA, Philippines --- The proposed joint investigation with China of the June 9 boat ramming incident at Recto Bank in the South China Sea is not the proper forum to tackle the Chinese vessel's poaching in the area, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday. The incident, where a Chinese trawler hit and sank the anchored Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 1 and abandoned its crew of 22, happened near Recto Bank, about 148 kilometers northwest of Palawan and within the Philippines' 370-km exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea. «The poaching issue is a collateral issue to the incident,» Guevarra said. "But the marine inquiry is not the proper forum to discuss this...Keep on reading: Probe won’t tackle China’s poaching at Recto Bank – DOJ Read more