Philippines Removes Floating Barrier Installed by China Coast Guard in Disputed Sea

Philippine Coast Guard took ‘decisive action’ upon orders of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Undated video footage shows Philippine Coast Guard personnel cutting a rope mooring a Chinese floating barrier near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Reuters/Screenshot via NTD

The Philippines said Monday that it had carried out a “special operation” to remove a floating barrier installed by the China Coast Guard at Scarborough Shoal—also known as Bajo de Masinloca—in the South China Sea.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it took a “decisive action” to remove the 300-meter-long floating barrier upon the orders of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.