Chinese vessels executing “dangerous blocking maneuvers” collided with Philippine boats en route to deliver supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea.
NTF-WPS said Unaiza May 2, an Armed Forces of the Philippines-contracted supply boat, was on a regular rotation and resupply mission to the Filipino military detachment manning the Sierra Madre at 6:04 a.m. yesterday when it was blocked by China Coast Guard vessel 5203.
In the same resupply mission, Chinese Maritime Militia vessel 00003 jolted the port side of Philippine Coast Guard vessel MRRV 4409 while it was hovering 6.4 nautical miles northeast of Ayungin Shoal. “The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea condemns in the strongest degree the latest dangerous, irresponsible, and illegal actions of the CCG and the Chinese Maritime Militia done this morning, in violation of Philippine sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction, and in utter blatant disregard of the United Nations Charter, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and relevant international...
“You don’t accidentally hit another vessel out in the open ocean,” Batongbacal told Agence France Presse. The labor group called for peaceful resolutions to conflicts in the West Philippine Sea and emphasized the necessity of making a resounding and resolute protest in the United Nations General Assembly.Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri condemned the latest abhorrent actions of the CCG and Chinese maritime militia at the West Philippine Sea on Sunday morning.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros called on the international community to join the Philippines’ condemnation of China’s most recent violence against the Filipino people. Fifteen local government units are set to receive a combined amount of P180 million from the Department of Tourism as part...
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