'The PH has not and will never enter into any agreement abandoning its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over Ayungin Shoal,' NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya says.
The National Security Council on Tuesday denied the Philippines made a commitment to remove BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal as claimed by China.
According to a statement by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Manila made a commitment to remove the vessel, but has yet to act on it.Also called the Second Thomas Shoal, Ayungin is located 104 nautical miles west of Palawan and is well within the Philippines' 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone .
According to security expert Raymond Powell, China has been resorting to aggression whenever there are resupply missions going to Ayungin because it is part of its overall strategy to take over the shoal.
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