The Philippines
are very much active in exploring and understanding the Philippine Rise
formerly known as Benham Rise).
After the
declaration last February, President Rodrigo Ro Duterte ordered a stop to the
entry of foreign vessels at the Philippine Rise after Magdalo Representative
Gary Alejano disclosed that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) allowed
China to conduct maritime research with the University of the Philippines.
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| Philippine Navy divers planted a Philippine Flag in the Philippine Rise (photo credit Philippine Star) |
Three Philippine
Navy ships are currently conducting maritime scientific research over the
Philippine Rise since last week.
“We have three
ships there now conducting maritime scientific research and then they will move
to the other parts of the Philippines,” National Security Adviser Hermogenes
Esperon Jr. said Esperon told reporters on late Wednesday at Camp
Aguinaldo in Quezon City.
The ships were
deployed in the area last April 12 but did not elaborate where they were.
“More marine
scientific research will be conducted there now by us. No more foreign ships
there,” Esperon said.
“We can patrol
by UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), by aircraft, by radars, by ships and even by
imagery,” he added.
In June 2017,
the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) went to the Philippine Rise and raised a
Philippine flag within the mineral-rich underwater plateau.
The United
Nations (UN) declared in 2012 that the 13 million-hectare Benham Rise, which is
off the province of Aurora, was awarded as part of the Philippines’ continental
shelf.
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