Philippine Navy scrambled to Secure closest to Mischief; the Ayungin Reef as China suspected eyeing to invade the island to bargain the United Nation Tribunal for bilateral negotiation . China's biggest Fleet of 30 Vessels arrived the Philippine territory Saturday which equipped and capable to invade. US moving 1 of its warship.
Kalayaan fortified amid China threats
The military has fortified its presence in the Philippine-occupied Ayungin Reef in the Kalayaan Island Group and gone on an extensive monitoring of adjacent islands after 30 Chinese vessels from Hainan arrived inside the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone.
The Chinese fishing vessels, including two large transport and supply ships, were seen scattered, most of them concentrated on the Chinese-built alleged fishing sanctuary on Mischief Reef or Panganiban Reef on Saturday, a highly placed source said Sunday.
Mischief Reef was occupied by the Chinese Navy in a creeping invasion in 1994, and China has built structures there and laid buoys near the Sabina Shoal, which is 70 miles off Palawan.
The Philippine government has protested China's actions on Mischief Reef, but the Chinese government has ignored it and has even built additional structures that resemble military installations.
The source said the 30 Chinese vessels were near Mischief Reef and almost stationary.
"They may venture into wide-scale fishing around Mischief Reef, but their other objectives are now known," the source said.
He said Philippine Navy vessels remained on alert and on patrol to prevent the Chinese vessels from intruding into Philippine-occupied islands and shoals. He said the government had deployed three Navy vessels to Ayungin Reef to protect it.
With report from the Manila Standard Today
