Manila, June 10 -- The National Task Force (NTF) - West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Wednesday reported the movement of a small Chinese structure to a lagoon inside the Bajo de Masinloc (BJDM).

In a press conference in Quezon City, NTF-WPS Spokesperson, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela, said the structure was first spotted being moved by two boats on May 31.

Through an aerial survey of the structure, the NTF-WPS confirmed its presence and found it had a deck area of 30 square meters, surrounded by fenders, possibly anchored and floats, or supported by metal stilts when stationary.

According to their investigation, two Chinese research vessels-Yue Xia Yu Zhi 20028 and Yue Zhan Yu Ke 6-were first spotted in the southeast e...