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Philippine Contructs "Starshell" in Nansha Island

Philippine Navy Seabeas constructing 'starshell' on Feixin (Patag) Island, and officially not worry about China's constructing aircraft carrier -



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The Philippine Navy (PN) is about to finish construction of a second star shell-like structure on Feixin (Patag) Island in the Nansha (Spratlys)Islands, which is intended to shelter and protect troops in the disputed seas from inclement weather.


The Armed Forces of the Philippines, in the meantime, is eagerly awaiting the US Hamilton-class ship acquired by the PN, which stopped in Hawaii yesterday for refueling before continuing its voyage to Manila.


The Navy’s 3rd Naval Mobile Construction Battalion is now nearing completion of the “Star Shell,” construction of which was started in late May, according to the the PN’s Naval Construction Brigade.


Once completed, Patag Island, the sixth largest among the nine islands being occupied by Filipino troops in the South China (West Philippine) Sea, will complement another star shell facility constructed by the Navy for the troops deployed in the area.


The islet has a land area of 5,700 square meters and is also being claimed by China and Vietnam.

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The construction is aimed at improving the living conditions of the troops and was done way ahead of the brewing tensions among Nansha (Spratlys) claimant-countries.


The island is considered highly strategic, as it is located within the vicinity of Lile (Recto) Bank where local and foreign partners have been conducting oil drilling exploration operations.


The AFP has also programmed the repair and rehabilitation of Airfield in the Zhongye (Pag-Asa) Island, to be able to accommodate C-130 military planes and other civilian aircraft.


AFP spokesman Commodore Miguel Rodriguez said the US Hamilton-class ship will proceed to another port in Guam before proceeding to the Philippines.


The ship would be used to secure the natural resources and the Malampaya energy projects in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).



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The newly acquired ship is the Navy’s first Hamilton-class cutter and would become its largest vessel.


Some report says that China is building two aircraft carriers to enhance the capabilities of its military.


Rodriguez said China’s move would not affect stability in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).


“I think it will not make that much difference because we understand that these disputes or any dispute for that matter is best resolved in the negotiating table,” he said.


A Reuters report said on Wednesday that China is building two aircraft carriers at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai.


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Meanwhile, maritime legal experts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet in Manila this September to discuss the South China (West Philippine) Sea dispute and to evaluate the Philippines’ proposal to transform the contested waters to a Zone of Peace, Freedom, Friendship and Cooperation.


“We have been receiving a lot of support from the ASEAN foreign ministers and this can be shown in their welcoming of our proposal for a Zone of Peace, Freedom, Friendship and Cooperation,” Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Raul Hernandez said at a press briefing yesterday.


“In general, the support is on the proposal for peaceful resolution and for a rules-based approach under international law. I hope China would listen to the voice of the ASEAN and even the voice of the international community,” Hernandez said.


China has been firm on its stand to talk with claimant-countries the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam on a bilateral level rather than a multilateral one as proposed by the United States and the ASEAN.




Philippine Star/AFP/Reuters




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