The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines after a China Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine resupply boat off Ayungin Shoal.
“We are making full use of diplomatic processes and are exercising all possible actions available to us, that includes summoning the Chinese ambassador this morning,” DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said in a press conference. Philippine government officials said the collision occurred on Sunday while two Philippine supply boats escorted by two Philippine Coast Guard Vessels were heading to Ayungin to deliver food and other supplies to BRP Sierra Madre.
Several near-collisions with Chinese ships and other dangerous maneuvers by its coast guard against Filipino vessels have frequently occurred during routine Philippine resupply missions to the shoal, which is being claimed by China as part of its territory. Sunday's incident was the first time Philippine officials reported that a Filipino resupply boat was rammed by a Chinese ship. No Filipino crew member was reported injured and officials are currently assessing damage on the supply boat.
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