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A Chinese-flagged research vessel passed through Itbayat and Basco in Batanes before “loitering” in the vicinity waters off Catanduanes, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday.
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said this was based on their monitoring through their automatic identification system.
“According to the information gathered, the vessel departed from Shenzhen Port on April 13th and passed through Itbayat and Basco Batanes on April 22nd,” Tarriela told reporters.
