Philippine Lawmakers On Board The Nansha Islands In The Industry, "oath Sovereignty"

July 20, five members and a number of Philippine military personnel boarded the Philippines second largest island of Nansha Islands in the industry, raised the Philippine flag on the island, and illegal control of the island with the military to sing the Philippine national anthem. The figure from right to extend the mayor Kara (Philippines Spratly Islands in the establishment of administrative control) Eugenio Bito-onon, third from right of the Philippine Congress voted Vardon Bello.

Day, these members and the military in the port city of Princeton Cesar convergence of several senior officials, after the two men traveling in a private charter flights to the island in the industry. As in industry, the island is a military zone, only to obtain the relevant permits to allow the person to be entered. Therefore, observers say, five members of the practice, apparently by the Philippine military support.

Stationed in the industry, the soldiers lined the Philippine island of members of Congress landing.

After arriving in the island industry, Belo, a pedestrian start to implement their planned "oath of sovereignty," the move. They came to the local "executive office", the Philippine flag rose to the top of the building. The presence of people applauded, after which they and the soldiers stationed in the Philippine island of the Philippines and the local residents began to sing the national anthem.

Inhabitants of the island in the industry, defenders and members of Congress will play a banner known as the South China Sea, "the West Philippine Sea."

In the industry, overlooking the island. Nansha Islands, reefs in the industry as one of the island, 800 meters long, 500 meters wide, an area of ​​0.33 square kilometers, is the second largest island of Nansha Islands. Jiaqing years, Chinese fishermen living in the island there. Since then, due to good soil, Chinese fishermen have been planted on the island, coconut, papaya, sweet potato and amaranth, etc., also west of the island temple built by fishermen. In 1946, the then National Government to send naval ships "in the industry number" to receive sovereignty over the Nansha Islands, the island then named "in the industry."

1956 Manila Sea School Principal Tom Masi Ke Rome to the Nansha Islands adventure, he claimed that "discovered" in the industry, nine main islands and other islands, and named Kara extension Islands. Since 1971, the industry, the island was occupied by the Philippines, the island garrison, airports, shops, power plants, the Philippines, illegal control of the Spratly Islands in the command center. Currently, the industry on the island about 80 Philippine soldiers and 60 residents, in addition, on the island there is a concrete runway, 1,500 m long, width 90 meters.