.. 
SA kabila ng walang humpay na paalala ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) laban sa pagpasok sa exclusive economic zone ng bansa, mas lalo pang lumapit sa baybayin ng Zambales ang “monster ship” ng Chinese Coast Guard.
“For the past two weeks, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has been closely monitoring the illegal activities of Chinese Coast Guard vessel 5901 near the Zambales coast. Today, this vessel has been reported to be operating unlawfully at a distance of 60-70 nautical miles from Philippine territory,” wika ni Commodore Jay Tarriela na tumatayong sa PCG Spokesperson for West Philippine Sea.
“Despite multiple radio communications from the PCG vessel, BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301), which has challenged the Chinese vessel of its lack of legal authority to conduct patrols in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Chinese vessel has continued its illegal operations,” dagdag pa niya.
Giit ni Tarriela, Pilipinas ang may karapatan sa karagatan sa loob ng Philippine EEZ, alinsunod sa Philippine Maritime Zones Act, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), at sa 2016 Arbitral Award.
Garantiya ng opisyal, patuloy na pangangalagaan ng PCG ang karapatan at soberanya sa mapayapang paraan.
Sa mga nakalipas na araw, hindi rin pinakikinggan ng monster ship ang pagtataboy sa kanila ng BRP Teresa Magbanua na huwag magpatrulya sa karagatang sakop ng EEZ.
