![]() I told them to stay and finish the job,” Sabban, who heads the Western Command of the Philippine Armed Forces, told Reuters at his headquarters in Puerto Princesa on Palawan island. “They were so close to finishing their work. By then the Chinese boats had left after chasing away the survey ship, Veritas Voyager, hired by U.K.-based Forum Energy Plc.īut the tension had become so great Forum Energy chief Ray Apostol wanted to halt two months of work in the area. Within hours, a Philippine surveillance plane, patrol ships and light attack aircraft arrived in the disputed area of Reed Bank in the South China Sea. PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines, Feb 28 (Reuters) - When Lieutenant-General Juancho Sabban received an urgent phone call from an oil company saying two Chinese vessels were threatening to ram their survey ship, the Philippine commander’s message was clear: don’t move, we will come to the rescue. * Tough China response could force US intervention * S.China sea oil reserves could be among world’s largest * One of a number of flashpoints in South China Sea * Philippine/UK firm drilling well in waters disputed by China
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