The Philippines may file a case against China before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea over last Sunday’s incident in Ayungin Shoal wherein a Chinese coast guard ship made a “provocative” maneuver and hit a Filipino vessel carrying provisions for a military outpost on BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
China Coast Guard vessel collides with Armed Forces of the Philippines -contracted resupply boat during a rotation and reprovisioning mission to BRP SIERRA MADRE on October 22, 2023 because of CCG's dangerous blocking maneuvers.
“I’m not at liberty to discuss . We will have to wait for the announcements of the National Security Adviser or the Secretary of National Defense,” he added. “These situations do not trigger the need to invoke the MDT. The more serious attacks – deliberate attacks, for instance, on Philippine ships or an attack on the territory... would necessitate invoking MDT. But such small collisions do not,” Brawner said in an interview with dzRH.
Unaiza May 2, an AFP-contracted supply boat, was on a regular mission to deliver supply to troops stationed on the BRP Sierra Madre at 6:04 a.m. on Sunday when it was blocked by a Chinese coast guard vessel with bow number 5203. “The defense of our people, our territory and our sovereignty is and will always be non-negotiable,” Marcos wrote on his official Facebook account Monday night.
The NDCP Alumni Association Inc. also urged the public to remain vigilant and well informed amid growing tensions in the country’s territorial waters. The NDCPAAI said “not only are our ships being rammed, the truth that is on our side is being pummeled too.”
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