Philippine lawmakers have condemned China's latest act of aggression in the West Philippine Sea, which saw two ship collisions in Philippine territory over the weekend.
A Chinese coast guard ship collided with a transport vessel that had been contracted by the Philippine military to send food and other supplies to troops stationed on Ayungin Shoal, which Beijing also claims as part of its territorial waters.
Watch more News on iWantTFC Video released by the Philippine military showed the bow of the Chinese coastguard ship and the stern of the smaller resupply vessel briefly touching. "Our freedom of navigation in our own exclusive economic zone within our own continental shelf should be recognized and upheld," he said.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada noted it was not the first time that Chinese vessels had tried to block a Philippine resupply mission in its own territory. "China, tama na. This latest collision is squarely the China Coast Guard's fault...The Philippine Coast Guard has every right to be in the West Philippine Sea. Walang karapatan ang Tsina na itaboy ang ating mga tropa sa ating karagatan. At mas lalong wala silang karapatan na saktan at banggain ang Pilipinong barkong tanging gumagawa lang ng kanyang trabaho sa sarili nating teritoryo," she said.
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