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The Senate will seek a "full briefing" from the Department of Foreign Affairs regarding the latest incident in Ayungin Shoal between Filipino troops and Chinese Coast Guard personnel that left seven Filipinos injured, Senate President Francis Escudero said Thursday.In a statement, Escudero expressed concern over the escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea .
This, he said, would ensure that Filipino troops are resupplied "while minimizing the risks and achieving our desired objectives."The AFP last Tuesday confirmed that a Philippine Navy service member suffered "severe injury" following a collision between a Chinese ship and a Philippine vessel performing rotation and resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal in the WPS. It was later revealed that the service member lost a thumb during the incident.
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