BUT IF YOU THINK, ONLY CHINA IS STEALING OUR ISLANDS (Mischief Reef, Scarborough, Half Moon Shoal, Sabina Shoal), WELL, YOU ARE MISTAKEN!
MALAYSIA HAS STOLEN FROM PH TWO ISLANDS THAT TECHNICALLY BELONG TO THE KALAYAAN ISLAND GROUP while PH was not looking... They occupied Erica Reef (Gabriela Silang Reef) which is part of the Philippine Kalayaan Island Group attached to the Municipality of Kalayaan, District of Palawan as well as Investigator Shoal (Pawikan Reef). Both are well within the 200 nautical mile EEZ of the Philippines.
NOTE: In 1999, Malaysia occupied Gabriela Silang Reef (Erica Reef) and Pawikan Reef (Investigator Shoal), causing the Philippines to protest but nothing came out of it. (Incidentally, Vietnam has also stolen one our islands when PH troops were away partying... But that is another story.)
Not only has Malaysia illegally annexed Sabah, they now use Sabah to lay claims and to occupy other islets, reefs, shoals that they say are within Sabah's 200 nautical mile EEZ. They occupied Swallow Reef (Celerio for the Philippines), which they now call Layang-Layang, on the basis that it is within Sabah's EEZ and have been maintaining a Malaysia Navy offshore security post called Uniform Station on the reef.
*CLAIM & OCCUPATION
The Philippines is now left with the following "features" in the Spratly (Wiki):
Pagasa Island (Thitu Island)
Likas Island (West York Island)
Parola Island (Northeast Cay)
Lawak Island (Nanshan Island)
Kota Island (Loaita Island)
Patag Island (Flat Island)
Panata Island (Lankiam Cay)
Rizal Reef (Commodore Reef)
Balagtas Reef (Irving Reef)
Ayungin Reef (Second Thomas Reef)
But only 7 of them are militarily occupied (Wiki):
Occupied by the Philippines
Thitu Island · Pagasa Island
West York Island · Likas Island
Northeast Cay · Parola Island
Nanshan Island · Lawak Island
Loaita Island · Kota Island
Flat Island · Patag Island
Lankiam Cay · Panata Island
BEWARE OF YOUR BACKDOOR NEIGHBOURS!
these neighbors really cannot be trusted. the philippines should not trust them anymore for so many times they betrayed us. luzon, visayas, and mindanao should unite to improve more our economy in such a way that we can have enough money to empower our military. we have so many natural resources that we can utilize. all we need is unity. jail and execute our corrupt politicians. and when we become powerful, let us take back what they took from us. i really didnt like pnoy in the previous, in fact i voted for villar, but now i have realized that he is much better than the previous presidents. let us support him..! he is doing good for our country. i hope filipinos will unite again and reinstall him in the next presidency. i'm afraid that in the next term of presidency another corrupt leader will sit. our economy is rising now we should keep it going upward.
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