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AFP on China condemning mission to Ayungin Shoal: None of their business
A Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ship performed dangerous maneuvers and blocked Philippine ships during a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal.
The CCG claimed Philippine vessels intruded into waters it claims as part of China's Nansha Islands without permission, warning, tracking, and regulating them.
China reiterated its indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and opposed the delivery of materials to the grounded warship.
The National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea stated that resupply boats reached the BRP Sierra Madre despite attempts by Chinese vessels to block and harass them.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) slammed China's remark condemning the mission, stating that what the Philippines does with the BRP Sierra Madre is "none of their business" and they should not interfere.
The BRP Sierra Madre, grounded at Ayungin Shoal since 1999, lies within the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone and serves as a symbol of Philippine sovereignty.
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has refuted China's claim of "indisputable sovereignty" over the Ayungin Shoal, stating that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) does not grant China sovereignty over the area.
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The Philippines dismissed China's claim that its coast guard drove away a Philippine Navy vessel near Scarborough Shoal as "propaganda."
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Philippine Special Envoy to China Teodoro Locsin Jr. joined a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal to gain firsthand information on the situation in the West Philippine Sea.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos stated that the Philippines is not seeking conflict in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but is instead defending its maritime territory and the rights of Filipino fishermen.
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