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The country’s coast guard said that the structure, which first appeared on satellite images on May 25, may be supporting unauthorized marine research.
A view of Scarborough Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, from the International Space Station on Oct. 24, 2015.
The Philippines said yesterday that it is urging China to remove a floating structure placed at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a day after lodging an official protest with Beijing.
In a press conference held by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea yesterday, Philippine Navy spokesperson Roy Trinidad said that the navy was “doing what we can to perform our mandate, and that includes preventing Bajo de Masinloc from being developed into another man-made island.” Bajo de Masinloc is one of the names that Manila uses for the disputed feature.
