The mission takes place before top Philippine and US officials meet for a fourth ministerial meeting in Manila
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government said on Saturday, July 27, that “no untoward incidents” happened during a morning resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea — unlike“It was the first RORE mission conducted under the ambit of the understanding reached between the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China on principles and approaches” to avoid “misunderstandings and miscalculations, without prejudice to national positions,” the National Security Council said...
The DFA praised the Philippine Navy and PCG for their “professionalism” in the conduct of the “lawful and routine” mission to the BRP Sierra Madre. The department noted that two agencies coordinated closely with the DFA: the NSC and the Department of National Defense. Ayungin Shoal is a flashpoint for tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea. Incidents often take place during missions to bring supplies and rotate personnel to the BRP Sierra Madre, an old warship that was run aground in 1999 in response to China’s military build-up in nearby Mischief Reef.
The Philippines, in announcing the arrangement, said it did “not prejudice each other’s positions in the South China Sea.” But China, in a statement through its own foreign ministry, implied that Manila had agreed to contentious terms — on prior notification of the mission and “on-site verification” by the Chinese. DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said the statement was “inaccurate,” particularly over its claims on those terms.
Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo also recently met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers meeting in Laos. Bea is a senior multimedia reporter who covers national politics. She's been a journalist since 2011 and has written about Congress, the national police, and the Liberal Party for Rappler.
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