Philippines and China has an ongoing argument over the Spratly Islands. There has been a tension between the two ever since China claims that the said land is still a part of their territory.
However, this is not the only act that enraged the people of the Philippines. There had been a report that the huge Chinese cargo ships were spotted in Davao Oriental. These vessels were taking massive amounts of soil that they are using for the construction of their island in the West Philippine Sea. This is according to the reports of Manila Live Wire.
They are gathering the soil from different parts of the Philippines and it is used to cover up the lagoons and the sandbars in that area.
Based on the reports, they claim that these prohibited activities has been going on for a couple of months now. However, the local officials are not taking any actions towards it.
These reports were confirmed by the USAFFE General and Attorney Elly Velez Pamatong. There are really soil smuggling in the area of Davao Del Norte.