Govt. to probe reported dumping of waste by Chinese ships in West PH Sea

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The government will look into a report allegedly showing the dumping of human waste by Chinese ships in the Spratly Islands, the Department of Defense said.

report allegedly showing the dumping of human wasteIn a statement on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he has directed authorities to “verify and investigate” the report of US-based geospatial imagery firm Simularity, which supposedly revealed that Beijing’s vessels have been causing long-term marine life damage by dumping waste and sewage in the reefs.

A number of lawmakers, including Senators Ralph Recto, Risa Hontiveros, and Francis Tolentino, earlier urged the Duterte administration to take a more proactive role following the circulation of the Simularity report, which purportedly showed that the sewage discharge has led to an increase in chlorophyll A pigment.

 

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Will look lang nman. Pro wala din nman sila gagawin. 😂

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