“It is also very dangerous that these maneuvers are being conducted by China because it is really hard to control the vessels. So an accident may happen,” said AFP spokesperson Colonel Medel Aguilar in Chino Gaston’s report on “24 Oras.'
The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday said intimidation was China’s objective with its latest aggressions in the West Philippine Sea .
“We are also making sure that the correct narrative is being heard in the international community,” he added.first-hand the aggressions of the Chinese Coast Guard against the Philippine vessels in its latest resupply mission. This is the third resupply mission after the August 5 incident when the CCG used water cannons against the Philippine Coast Guard fleet conducting a similar mission.A Philippine ship, BRP Sierra Madre, has been grounded at the Ayungin Shoal since 1999. A dozen marines and sailors are aboard the ship, which has become a symbol of Philippine sovereignty in the offshore territory.
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