Navy says Sangley airport plan to displace base, naval station vital vs China sea presence

MANILA — The Philippine Navy said Thursday it hopes to keep its station in Sangley Point, Cavite— a key location in guarding waters contested by China where the provincial government plans to build an

airport.

The West Philippine Sea is the country's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, which China claims in near entirety, stepping up militarization and island-building activities. But engineering drawings show that the planned Sangley Point International Airport “will occupy the whole of Sangley plus about 75 percent of the Cañacao Bay,” Bacordo said. “Wala talagang lugar ang Philippine Navy kung saan maglilipat,” the official said. “Ang aming hiling naman na kapag kahit ituloy ang Sangley Point International Airport dito, sana maiwan naman ang Philippine Navy natin dito.

Cavite officials in January invited Navy officials to a dialogue, but their flag officer retired. The coronavirus pandemic then struck, limiting the 2 parties’ talks to teleconferences.

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