The Armed Forces of the Philippines is to mount joint allied resupply missions for Marines stationed in Ayungin Shoal. Troop rotations-reprovisions no longer will be done by civilian bancas but by warships.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is to mount joint allied resupply missions for Marines stationed in Ayungin Shoal. Troop rotations-reprovisions no longer will be done by civilian bancas but by warships.
Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said the AFP is proposing joint resupply missions with allied navies. “We are studying it. That’s another option,” he told the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum Wednesday, Oct. 25th. The Philippine Navy shifted to contracting private bancas, backed by the civilian Coast Guard. Still, China countered with military grey zone operations, using its coastguards and maritime militia that report to the Chinese Communist Party-Military Commission.
He noted: “We are the ones always trying to avoid any collision. We stop our ships each time they conduct these dangerous maneuvers, crossing the path of a vessel that was moving forward. That’s very dangerous and should not be done. It’s not allowed under maritime rules.” He proposes that Malacañang also convince other countries to shun Chinese seafood poached in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. PLA-equipped and -escorted Chinese trawlers invade fish-rich waters of Palau, Ecuador, Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Bissau.
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